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| Criterion |  Innovation Crazy 8s |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Decision Making Red Teaming |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development. | 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. | For strategic decisions with high reach, agreement and gut feeling are often not enough. Red teaming brings deliberate opposition into the situation and tests where a plan breaks under real counterarguments. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 8-15 min | 45-90 min | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Challenge Findings, Risk Register, Mitigation Plan |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | RiskDecisionSensemaking |
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