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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Context Canvas |  Operations ABC Analysis |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency. | With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 60-120 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-5 | 5-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |