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| Criterion |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min | 1-5 Tage | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | Nutzertraffic | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |
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