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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  DevOps ChatOps |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |  Innovation Brainwriting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For operational work in a distributed team, the method links communication with direct system control. It records decisions right where the signal, the context, and the execution come together. | 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. | When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | Ongoing | 1-5 Tage | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 2-20 | Nutzertraffic | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Chat Transcript, Action Log, Automations | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | CollaborationEngineeringIncident | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas |