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| Criterion |  Growth A/B Testing |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  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 three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. | 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 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 | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 15-45 min | 1-2 h | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 2-8 | 4-12 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |