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Criterion
Paper illustration of Double Diamond with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Double Diamond
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Purposedifferent
For complex problems with a fuzzy situation, the method cleanly separates search space and decision. It first creates breadth in understanding and then focus in elaboration. This brings open questions, problem definition, and solution path into a traceable movement.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.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
MediumHighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
Wochen bis Monate1-4 Wochen60-180 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-121-64-201-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Statement, Solution Options, Prototypes, Deliverables per PhaseExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking NotesArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
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ProcessDivergenceInnovation
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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