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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Product Discovery Opportunity Scoring |  Facilitation Fishbowl Discussion |  Product Discovery Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 opportunities need ranking by their effect, it makes importance and satisfaction directly comparable. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as an opportunity-score table and top outcomes. | When a controversial topic needs depth and discipline at the same time, Fishbowl Discussion makes the structure of the conversation transparent. The format keeps the core small enough for real dialogue and open enough for controlled turnover. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 60-120 min | 45-90 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 3-6 | 8-80 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Opportunity Score Table, Top Outcomes | Discussion Insights, Observed Tensions, Follow-up Questions | Prioritization Canvas, Hypothesis Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | PrioritizationDiscoveryOutcomesNeeds | FacilitationDialogueLarge group | ExperimentsPrioritizationDiscoveryHypothesis |