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Criterion
Paper illustration for Golden Circle
Growth
Golden Circle
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Purposedifferent
In positioning and communication, what an offering actually stands for often becomes blurred. The Golden Circle sharpens a product's inner rationale and connects purpose, approach, and offering into a clear statement.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.When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowHigh
Timedifferent
30-60 min45-90 min1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
1-82-86-30 Experten
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Why Statement, Messaging Notes, Positioning DraftAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning PlanExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes
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MarketingPositioningCommunication
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
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Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
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