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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  Growth Growth Experiment |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Product Discovery Learning Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. | When growth ideas surface quickly, the temptation to build immediately instead of learning is high. A Growth Experiment frames an assumption so target group, lever, and measurement are clear before the first deployment. | 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 | High | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Half day | 1-2 Wochen | 1-5 Tage | 25-40 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-6 | Nutzertraffic | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Experiment card, Result summary, Next bet | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Learning Card with evidence and next action |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | MarketingGrowthExperimentsLearning | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning |