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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy Business Model Canvas | ![]() Growth A/B Testing | ![]() Product Strategy Impact Mapping | ![]() Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | 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 | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-4 Wochen | 45-90 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 3-8 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |



