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| Criterion |  Facilitation Open Space Technology |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order. | 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 many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | 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 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 0.5-2 Tage | 1-5 Tage | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 20-500+ | Nutzertraffic | 15-200 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |