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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Working Backwards |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Operations 5 Whys |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When the target state and benefit need to be clear first, it thinks backward from the desired outcome into the product logic. It sharpens vision, objections, and value proposition before elaboration. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen | 1-3 h | 15-30 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 5-30 | 2-6 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision Statement | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Root cause notes, Countermeasures | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | VisionNarrativeAlignment | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |