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Criterion
Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration of a branching tree with an outcome at its root, customer opportunities, solution options and small experiment cards.
Product Discovery
Opportunity Solution Tree
Purposedifferent
GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list.With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
Wochen bis Monate je Goal15-30 min Planung, laufend45-90 min1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
3-1013-82-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reportsBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsOpportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log
Tagsno overlap
RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments
PlanningTime managementFocus
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity
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