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How Might We
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How Might We
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Purposedifferent
With a stuck problem carrying many implicit assumptions, the method translates observations into open, workable questions. It sharpens the problem frame without pre-thinking the solution, turning frustration or fuzziness into a search space with clear direction.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
30–45 min1-3 h1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
1-101-81-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea PromptsArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summary
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SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
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Smoke Test
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
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Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Paper illustration of Experiment Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas