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| Criterion |  Operations Accountability Ladder |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Facilitation Expectation Mapping |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on. | 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. | When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | 1-5 Tage | 45-90 min | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | Nutzertraffic | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |