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| Criterion |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Product Discovery Pretotyping |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  Innovation Lean Startup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic. | Pretotyping clarifies whether a customer problem and solution idea create enough real demand. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence, and captures the result as a pretotyping sketch, test setup, and conversion data. | 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. | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | Stunden bis wenige Tage | 1-3 h | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 4-20 | 1-4 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Pretotyping sketch, Test setup, Conversion data, Go or no-go decision | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision |
Tagsno overlap | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | ValidationDemandMVP | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | LeanStartupValidationMVP |