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| Criterion |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | 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 | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 4-5 Tage | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |
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