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| Criterion | ![]() Knowledge Modeling IBIS | ![]() Facilitation Power Interest Grid | ![]() Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|
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 many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 30-60 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |
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