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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | 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. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 90-180 min | 1-5 Tage | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-12 | Nutzertraffic | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeMappingRisk | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |