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| Criterion |  UX Design Storyboarding |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Innovation Design Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a usage scenario needs to become understandable early, it condenses situations, context, and flow into a legible sequence. It helps check concept ideas before anything gets built. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | 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. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 h | 1-5 Tage | 4-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 1-8 | Nutzertraffic | 5-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Storyboard, Concept Narrative, Testable Assumptions | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | VisualizationConceptsSequencePrototype | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation |