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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Systems Mapping |  Growth A/B Testing |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | 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 | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-4 Wochen | 30-90 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-6 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | System Map, Dependencies, Leverage Points | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |