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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Context Canvas |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  UX Research HEART Framework |  UX Research Contextual Inquiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency. | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. | Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard. | When work processes are known only from accounts and the real context stays hidden, Contextual Inquiry makes behavior at the workplace visible. Observation and follow-up questions together show how people actually work, get interrupted, and improvise. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 120 min initial, dann laufend | 1-3 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-6 | 3-6 | 4-12 Beobachtungen |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | HEART-GSM Table, Dashboard | Field Notes, Workflow Insights, Pain Points |
Tagsno overlap | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction | UX researchObservationContext |