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Criterion
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of a Learning Card with four fields for hypothesis, observation, insight, and action.
Product Discovery
Learning Card
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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-2 h25-40 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-121-5
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsLearning Card with evidence and next action
Tagsno overlap
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning
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Fake Door Test
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MVP Test Matrix
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