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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Six Thinking Hats | ![]() Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test | ![]() Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together. | 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. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationOptionsDecision | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |
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