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Criterion
Paper illustration of Double Diamond with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Double Diamond
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of a Business Model Canvas with nine connected compartments, a few notes and symbols for customers, delivery and economic relationships.
Business Strategy
Business Model Canvas
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 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.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.The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLowMedium
Timedifferent
Wochen bis Monate1-4 Wochen45-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-126-30 Experten2-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Problem Statement, Solution Options, Prototypes, Deliverables per PhaseExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanBusiness Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses
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ProcessDivergenceInnovation
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
Business modelStrategyValueInnovation
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