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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Facilitation Problem Framing Workshop |  Product Discovery Opportunity Interview |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other. | When opportunities are still hidden behind signals of need, it structures conversations around needs and obstacles. It looks for patterns that lead to new product opportunities. | When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 60-120 min | 30-60 min je Interview | 1-2 h Setup, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 4-10 | 5-12 Interviews | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Problem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis Questions | Interview Notes, Opportunity Themes, Customer Quotes | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery | DiscoveryInterviewsOpportunityCustomer | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity |