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Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Paper illustration for DACI
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.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
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-5 Tage30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-12Nutzertraffic2-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer PlanInterest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning NoteDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeMappingRisk
ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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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 of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
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Product Discovery
Fake Door Test