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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Polarity Mapping |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Product Discovery Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Polarity Mapping makes tensions between two opposing poles tangible, such as standardization and adaptation or control and autonomy. The method guards against making apparent either-or decisions prematurely. | 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. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. | When many hypotheses compete for attention, it brings order to their learning sequence and importance. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritization canvas and a hypothesis backlog. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-6 | 3-10 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Polarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance Actions | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Prioritization Canvas, Hypothesis Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | ExperimentsPrioritizationDiscoveryHypothesis |