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| Criterion |  Decision Making Pre-Mortem |  Knowledge Modeling Feynman Technique |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Product Discovery Learning Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures. | The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 20–45 min | 20-60 min | 45-60 min | 25-40 min |
Participantsdifferent | Small cross-functional group | 1 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption log | Plain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study Notes | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Learning Card with evidence and next action |
Tagsno overlap | RiskDecisionFailurePlanning | LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning |