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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking System Dynamics Simulation |  Systems Thinking Wardley Mapping |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | System Dynamics Simulation makes assumptions about time, delay, and feedback testable through experiments. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a simulation model and scenario reports. | Wardley Mapping makes visible where an offering stands today and where it can evolve. The method connects user need, value chain, and evolution stages into a strategic basis for platform, build, or buy decisions. | 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. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Tage bis Wochen | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 Modellierende, Stakeholder asynchron | 2-10 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Simulation Model, Scenario Reports | Wardley Map, Strategic Options, Evolution Notes | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingDynamicsSimulationAnalysis | StrategySystems thinkingDynamics | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |