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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. | 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. | When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 1-5 Tage | 45-75 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 15-200 | Nutzertraffic | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision | Test Matrix, Test Plan |
Tagsno overlap | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions |