View methods side by side.
Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.
| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Architecture Architecture Communication Canvas |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |  Product Discovery Learning Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design. | When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 60-120 min | 1-5 Tage | 25-40 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Communication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision | Learning Card with evidence and next action |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning |