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Criterion
A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Purposedifferent
When a sprint should not only be assessed but also learned from, it captures experience in clear learning categories. It records what worked, what's missing, and what should run differently next time.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.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
45–75 min1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
Team members involvedNutzertraffic
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
4Ls Board, Learning Themes, Improvement ActionsInterest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note
Tagsno overlap
RetrospectiveLearningReflectionTeam
ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth
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Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Growth Experiment workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Growth Experiment
Paper illustration of a Learning Card with four fields for hypothesis, observation, insight, and action.
Product Discovery
Learning Card