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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Growth A/B Testing |  Growth Funnel Analysis |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | When many visitors or users drop off along the way, the reason behind the number often stays hidden. Funnel Analysis exposes these transitions and makes visible exactly where the path collapses. | 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 | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 1-4 Wochen | 1-3 h | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 1-6 | 1-5 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Funnel report, Drop-off analysis, Optimization hypotheses | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | AnalyticsConversionGrowth | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |