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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Test Card |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Product Discovery Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | 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 many hypotheses compete for attention, it brings order to their learning sequence and importance. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritization canvas and a hypothesis backlog. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-35 min | 60–90 min | 60-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-8 | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Prioritization Canvas, Hypothesis Backlog | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | ExperimentsPrioritizationDiscoveryHypothesis | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |