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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Growth A/B Testing |  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. | 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. | 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 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 | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 1-5 Tage | 1-4 Wochen | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | Nutzertraffic | 1-6 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas |