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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Wardley Mapping |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Product Discovery Test Card |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-60 min | 20-35 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Wardley Map, Strategic Options, Evolution Notes | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Test Card with a pre-set threshold |
Tagsno overlap | StrategySystems thinkingDynamics | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |
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