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| Criterion | ![]() Innovation Design Sprint | ![]() Product Discovery Assumption Mapping | ![]() Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 4-5 Tage | 45-60 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments |
Tagsno overlap | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking |
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