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| Criterion |  Operations Eat the Frog |  Product Discovery Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Operations Ivy Lee Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed. | When many hypotheses compete for attention, it brings order to their learning sequence and importance. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritization canvas and a hypothesis backlog. | 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. | With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-90 min daily | 60-90 min | 45-90 min | 5-10 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus | Prioritization Canvas, Hypothesis Backlog | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Daily Priority List, Completion Notes |
Tagsno overlap | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution | ExperimentsPrioritizationDiscoveryHypothesis | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | PrioritizationProductivityExecution |