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Criterion
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration for PERT Estimation.
Decision Making
PERT Estimation
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
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.On complex initiatives, a plain average tends to understate just how uncertain the outcome really is. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a PERT Estimate, Expected Value, and Risk Notes.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
MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 h15-45 min1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
2-81-81-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesPERT Estimate, Expected Value, Risk NotesExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summary
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RationaleKnowledgeDecision
EstimationUncertaintyRisk
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Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing