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| Criterion |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | When a system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly. | When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 45-60 min | 60-120 min | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions |