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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VMGS |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently. | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 45-60 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 15-200 | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, Strategies | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | VisionGoalsStrategy | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |