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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Dot Estimation | ![]() Business Strategy Business Model Canvas | ![]() Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When size or effort can only be estimated roughly, Dot Estimation condenses the group's experience into a quick range. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as an Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, and Discussion Targets. | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. | 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 | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-20 min | 1-2 h | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Effort Heatmap, Risk Signals, Discussion Targets | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | EstimationEffortRisk | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |
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