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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Operations PDCA Cycle |  Product Discovery Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas |  Facilitation Dot Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen | 60-90 min | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 1-8 | 3-8 | 3-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change | Prioritization Canvas, Hypothesis Backlog | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments | ExperimentsPrioritizationDiscoveryHypothesis | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization |