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| Criterion |  Product Strategy KPI Tree |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When metrics across the organization drift apart, it arranges drivers and effects under one shared logic. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a KPI tree and owner list. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | When a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem. | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min initial, dann laufend | 1-2 h | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | KPI Tree, Owner List | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | MetricsStrategyAlignmentMeasurement | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |