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Criterion
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
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
When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min10-20 min daily1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
3-812-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review NotesOpportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log
Tagsno overlap
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity
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Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Paper illustration of Experiment Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test