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Criterion
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Purposedifferent
When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.
Complexitydifferent
HighMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen45-90 min20–45 min
Participantsdifferent
6-30 Experten3-8Small cross-functional group
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log
Tagsno overlap
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB