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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Growth Growth Experiment |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | When growth ideas surface quickly, the temptation to build immediately instead of learning is high. A Growth Experiment frames an assumption so target group, lever, and measurement are clear before the first deployment. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-60 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 1-2 Wochen | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 15-200 | 1-6 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Experiment card, Result summary, Next bet | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | MarketingGrowthExperimentsLearning | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |