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| Criterion |  Growth A/B Testing |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 1-2 h | 5-15 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 4-12 | 3-20 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |