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| Criterion |  Growth Growth Experiment |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Product Discovery Learning Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | 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. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Wochen | 15-45 min | 1-5 Tage | 25-40 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 1-10 | Nutzertraffic | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Experiment card, Result summary, Next bet | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Learning Card with evidence and next action |
Tagsno overlap | MarketingGrowthExperimentsLearning | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning |