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Criterion
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UX Design
Design Studio
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Purposedifferent
When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.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 demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all.
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1-3 h1-4 Wochen1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-81-6Nutzertraffic
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryInterest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note
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SketchingCollaborationIdeation
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth
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Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration of Experiment Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas