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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Alignment Mapping | ![]() Product Discovery Learning Card | ![]() Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. | When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 25-40 min | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1-5 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Learning Card with evidence and next action | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions |
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