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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Power Interest Grid | ![]() Facilitation Alignment Mapping | ![]() Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test | ![]() Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-2 h | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |



