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| Criterion |  Decision Making RAPID |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels. | 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. | 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. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-6 | 2-8 | 2-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | RAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionRolesGovernance | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |