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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-5 Tage | 45-90 min | 4-5 Tage | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-8 | 5-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report |
Tagsno overlap | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions |