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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Working Backwards |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |
|---|---|---|---|
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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen | 60–90 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 2-8 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision Statement | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority |
Tagsno overlap | VisionNarrativeAlignment | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion |
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