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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Alignment Mapping | ![]() Decision Making OODA Loop | ![]() Product Discovery Learning Card | ![]() Product Discovery Fake Door 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. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. | When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 25-40 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1-8 | 1-5 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Learning Card with evidence and next action | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |



