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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Futures Wheel |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Decision Making Red Teaming |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | For strategic decisions with high reach, agreement and gut feeling are often not enough. Red teaming brings deliberate opposition into the situation and tests where a plan breaks under real counterarguments. | When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 45-60 min | 1-4 h | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-8 | 3-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Challenge Findings, Risk Register, Mitigation Plan | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report |
Tagsno overlap | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | RiskDecisionSensemaking | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions |