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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Learning Card |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. | 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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | 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 | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 25-40 min | 45-90 min | 1-2 h | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-8 | 4-12 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Learning Card with evidence and next action | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report |
Tagsno overlap | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions |