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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  UX Research Surveys |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 3-14 Tage | 45-60 min | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 50+ | 2-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | QuantitativeResearchValidation | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions |