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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  UX Research Usability Testing |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | When a product is built but people get stuck on tasks, usability testing shows the friction at concrete points. Observed use instead of self-report makes visible where orientation, understanding, or interaction breaks down. | When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small. | When experiments become unreadable after the fact, it arranges hypothesis, signal, and learning goal on a single canvas. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Completed Experiment Canvas and a Success Metric. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-2 h je Session | 1-5 Tage | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | Based on research question | Nutzertraffic | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Usability Issues, Severity List, Recommendations | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ValidationUXPrototype | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |