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Criterion
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
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
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 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.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
2-82-6
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesOpportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log
Tagsno overlap
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of Experiment Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas
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Product Discovery
Fake Door Test