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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | 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. | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-60 min | 1-5 Tage | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tags1 shared | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |
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