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Criterion
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 Strategy Execution Loop with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Execution Loop
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Paper illustration of a Learning Card with four fields for hypothesis, observation, insight, and action.
Product Discovery
Learning Card
Purposedifferent
When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first.The Strategy Execution Loop helps avoid treating strategy as a one-off document. It makes visible how strategic decisions are turned into objectives, initiatives, operational work, measurement, and learning.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.The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
45-60 minInitial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews1-5 Tage25-40 min
Participantsdifferent
2-85-12Nutzertraffic1-5
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk rankingExecution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning LogInterest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning NoteLearning Card with evidence and next action
Tagsno overlap
AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation
ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance
ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning
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