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| Criterion |  UX Research Card Sorting |  Product Discovery Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas |  UX Design Lean UX Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations. | 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. | The Lean UX Canvas helps clarify user behavior, touchpoints, and concept decisions. It makes assumptions and desired outcomes visible and captures the result as a completed canvas, hypothesis list, and first experiment. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-45 min | 60-90 min | 2-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | Based on research question | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Content groups, Label set, IA hypotheses | Prioritization Canvas, Hypothesis Backlog | Completed Lean UX Canvas, Hypothesis list, First experiment |
Tagsno overlap | Information architectureNavigationStructure | ExperimentsPrioritizationDiscoveryHypothesis | CanvasHypothesisOutcomesDiscovery |
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