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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Decision Making Decision Matrix |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time. | When several options collide with several criteria, comparison quickly becomes subjective. A Decision Matrix makes the trade-off visible and brings weighting, criteria, and options into a shared logic. | 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 ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 45-90 min | 1-5 Tage | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Decision Matrix, Scoring Rationale, Selected Option | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | ICE Table, Top Idea List |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | DecisionCriteriaScoringTradeoffs | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision |