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Criterion
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Purposedifferent
IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.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.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-4 Wochen30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-62-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries
Tagsno overlap
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
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Paper illustration of MVP Test Matrix with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
MVP Test Matrix
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping