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| Criterion |  Agile Affinity Estimation |  Facilitation Dot Estimation |  UX Design Lean UX Canvas |  Product Discovery Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many tasks need to be classified quickly, it sorts them by perceived effort and similarity. It reduces the effort of fine-grained estimation for large volumes. | When size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets. | The Lean UX Canvas helps clarify user behavior, touchpoints, and concept decisions. It makes assumptions and desired outcomes visible and captures the result as a completed canvas, hypothesis list, and first experiment. | When many hypotheses compete for attention, it brings order to their learning sequence and importance. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritization canvas and a hypothesis backlog. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 5-20 min | 2-3 h | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-20 | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Affinity Size Map, Grouped Estimates, Unclear Items | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets | Completed Lean UX Canvas, Hypothesis list, First experiment | Prioritization Canvas, Hypothesis Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationBacklogRelative sizing | EstimationEffortRisk | CanvasHypothesisOutcomesDiscovery | ExperimentsPrioritizationDiscoveryHypothesis |