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| Criterion | ![]() Architecture C4 Model | ![]() Growth A/B Testing | ![]() Product Discovery Test Card | ![]() Product Discovery Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes. | 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. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | When many hypotheses compete for attention, it brings order to their learning sequence and importance. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritization canvas and a hypothesis backlog. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h | 1-4 Wochen | 20-35 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | Prioritization Canvas, Hypothesis Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | ExperimentsPrioritizationDiscoveryHypothesis |



