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| Criterion | ![]() Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud | ![]() Product Discovery Test Card |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 20-35 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Test Card with a pre-set threshold |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |
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