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Criterion
Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
Decision Making
Decision Matrix
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
Purposedifferent
When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic.When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess.When a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min4-5 Tage30-60 min je Interview
Participantsdifferent
2-85-85-10 Interviews
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected OptionPrototype, Test Findings, Decision RationaleSolution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes
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DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs
Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
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Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
Design Thinking
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring
Paper illustration for Problem Interview
Product Discovery
Problem Interview