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Criterion
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Purposedifferent
The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.When users immediately turn the wrong way on a screen or wireframe, first click testing checks initial orientation at high speed. The first click shows early whether expectation, labeling, and wayfinding fit together.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
45-90 min1-2 Tage1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
2-810-301-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesClick Heatmap, Success Rate, Design RecommendationsExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summary
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GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
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Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Paper illustration of Experiment Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas