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Criterion
Paper illustration for Landing Page Test.
Product Discovery
Landing Page Test
Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Purposedifferent
When a value proposition first needs to be checked for resonance, it condenses the idea onto a focused entry page. It shows whether language and offering carry interest.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.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-5 Tage1-3 h15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
Nutzertraffic2-81-3
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Landing Page, Conversion Data, Learning SummaryIssue Map, Positions, Argument NotesADR File, Decision Log, Rationale
Tagsno overlap
ValidationConversionMarketing
RationaleKnowledgeDecision
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
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Paper illustration of Request for Comments (RFC) with its method-specific working model.
Architecture
Request for Comments
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)