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| Criterion | ![]() Knowledge Modeling PARA Method | ![]() Product Discovery Assumption Mapping | ![]() Product Discovery Test Card |
|---|---|---|---|
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 assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 45-60 min | 20-35 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Test Card with a pre-set threshold |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |
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