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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Product Canvas |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Innovation Brainwriting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When product goal and feature scope don't yet fit cleanly together, it creates a shared working picture. It connects need, core features, and assumptions into a solid starting point. | Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic. | 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. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 2-6 h | 15-45 min | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 1-10 | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Product Canvas, Product Assumptions, Scope Notes | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list |
Tagsno overlap | CanvasDiscoveryScope | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas |