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| Criterion |  UX Research Affinity Diagramming |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  Product Discovery Test Card |  UX Design Lean UX Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When research notes, feedback, or observations sit unconnected side by side, affinity diagramming sorts the raw material into solid themes. Many individual points turn into patterns that make decisions and opportunities clearer. | 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. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | The Lean UX Canvas helps clarify user behavior, touchpoints, and concept decisions. It makes assumptions and desired outcomes visible and captures the result as a completed canvas, hypothesis list, and first experiment. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45–90 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 20-35 min | 2-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Theme clusters, Insight statements, Opportunity areas | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | Completed Lean UX Canvas, Hypothesis list, First experiment |
Tagsno overlap | SynthesisQualitativeRoot cause | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | CanvasHypothesisOutcomesDiscovery |