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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 45-90 min | 1-5 Tage | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | ICE Table, Top Idea List |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision |