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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Product Discovery Problem Interview |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | When the picture of the problem still needs to become solid, it asks about real situations and consequences. It separates genuine suffering from mere interest in a solution. | 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 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 45-90 min | 30-60 min je Interview | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-8 | 5-12 Interviews | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Problem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer Segments | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | DiscoveryInterviewsValidation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions |