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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Growth A/B Testing |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 1-4 Wochen | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 1-6 | 15-200 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |