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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-60 min | 45-120 min | 45-90 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |