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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Innovation Lean Startup |
|---|---|---|---|
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 assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 45-60 min | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | LeanStartupValidationMVP |
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