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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Growth A/B Testing |  Product Discovery Smoke 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. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. | 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 demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 60-90 min | 1-4 Wochen | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 4-12 | 1-6 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |