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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | 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 | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-10 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeMappingRisk | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |
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