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| Criterion |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Product Discovery Concierge MVP |  Product Discovery Problem Interview |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. | When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution. | When the picture of the problem still needs to become solid, it asks about real situations and consequences. It separates genuine suffering from mere interest in a solution. | When experiments become unreadable after the fact, it arranges hypothesis, signal, and learning goal on a single canvas. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Completed Experiment Canvas and a Success Metric. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-4 Wochen | 30-60 min je Interview | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-10 Kunden | 5-12 Interviews | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks | Problem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer Segments | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | MVPValidationServiceDiscovery | DiscoveryInterviewsValidation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |