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| Criterion | ![]() Knowledge Modeling PARA Method | ![]() Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix | ![]() Decision Making Assumption Surfacing | ![]() Decision Making Delphi Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | 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 knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 6-30 Experten |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy |



