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| Criterion |  Facilitation Open Space Technology |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 0.5-2 Tage | 45-60 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 20-500+ | 2-8 | 15-200 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |