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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Knowledge Modeling Peer Instruction |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  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. | Peer Instruction uses group thinking to clarify difficult terms or concepts faster. The method combines individual reflection with social correction and shared precision. | 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. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 10-20 min je Frage | 1-5 Tage | 25-40 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 6-50 | Nutzertraffic | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Concept Questions, Vote Results, Learning Notes | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Learning Card with evidence and next action |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | LearningDialogueFacilitation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning |