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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Product Discovery Test Card |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  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. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 20-35 min | Half day | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 1-5 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |