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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Mind Mapping | ![]() Growth A/B Testing | ![]() Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test | ![]() Product Discovery Fake Door Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. | When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 1-4 Wochen | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 1-6 | 2-6 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |



