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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Concierge MVP |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution. | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | When experiments become unreadable after the fact, it arranges hypothesis, signal, and learning goal on a single canvas. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Completed Experiment Canvas and a Success Metric. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 Kunden | 2-8 | 1-8 | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric |
Tagsno overlap | MVPValidationServiceDiscovery | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | SensemakingDecisionRationale | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |