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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Growth A/B Testing |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 1-4 Wochen | 1-3 h | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 1-6 | 5-30 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |