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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Feynman Technique |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Growth Growth Experiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Feynman Technique checks understanding by explaining a topic so that it stays easy for others to understand. It makes knowledge gaps visible before they become costly in everyday work. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | 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. | When growth ideas surface quickly, the temptation to build immediately instead of learning is high. A Growth Experiment frames an assumption so target group, lever, and measurement are clear before the first deployment. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-60 min | 30-90 min | 1-5 Tage | 1-2 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Plain-language Explanation, Knowledge Gaps, Study Notes | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Experiment card, Result summary, Next bet |
Tagsno overlap | LearningKnowledgeUnderstanding | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | MarketingGrowthExperimentsLearning |