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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. | When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-60 min | 1-5 Tage | 30-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | ICE Table, Top Idea List |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision |