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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Product Discovery Learning Card |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-2 h | 25-40 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 4-12 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Learning Card with evidence and next action |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning |
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