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| Criterion |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 45-60 min | 1-2 h | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 4-12 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions |