Format · Head-to-head

Make them choose — and say why.

Personas compare two or more concrete options side-by-side — captured A/B variants or plain alternatives — and are forced to a preference. You get a reasoned, segmented tally: which option wins, by what margin, and which segments split the other way.

01The forcing move — no fence-sitting allowed

One move inside a run.

Two options in. A reasoned preference out.

  • Settle an A/B you can’t afford to ship both sides of
  • Compare price points, taglines or concepts — not in the abstract, side-by-side
  • See the margin, not just the winner — and the segments that disagree
  • Force a preference where a survey would let everyone fence-sit

02On the record

It disagrees with you — with quotes.

margin
B, but barely — A’s headline is clearer, I just don’t believe its claim. Fix that and I flip.
Lena · Head of growth
segment-split
At $49 I’m comparing you to spreadsheets; at $99 I’m comparing you to my analyst. Different fight.
Marcus · CFO, scale-up
dissent
Everyone in my segment will pick the safe concept. Ask the new-to-category folks before you kill the bold one.
Noor · Design lead, B2B SaaS

03Inside a run

The jobs that reach for it.

04Get it

Three ways to run it.

05Questions

How is this different from running two councils?

The options are judged side-by-side in one session, and the server tallies a reasoned preference — winner, margin, and segment splits — instead of leaving you to eyeball two transcripts.