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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption 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 assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 45-60 min | 1-3 h | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 2-8 | 3-12 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | KnowledgeMappingRisk | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions |