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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Six Thinking Hats | ![]() Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationOptionsDecision | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |
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