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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Innovation Crazy 8s |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 8-15 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |
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