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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Pretotyping |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Innovation Brainwriting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Pretotyping clarifies whether a customer problem and solution idea create enough real demand. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence, and captures the result as a pretotyping sketch, test setup, and conversion data. | 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. | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. | 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 | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Stunden bis wenige Tage | 15-45 min | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 1-10 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Pretotyping sketch, Test setup, Conversion data, Go or no-go decision | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationDemandMVP | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | LeanStartupValidationMVP | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas |