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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 5-15 min | 45-60 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-20 | 2-8 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion |