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Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Affinity Diagramming
UX Research
Affinity Diagramming
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Purposedifferent
DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h45–90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-83-101-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning reportTheme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areasArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
Tagsno overlap
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
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Delphi Method
Empathy Mapping
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