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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |  Product Discovery Learning Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 5-15 min | 45-75 min | 25-40 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 3-20 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Test Matrix, Test Plan | Learning Card with evidence and next action |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning |