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| Criterion |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing. | 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. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30–60 min | 1-5 Tage | 4-5 Tage | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-8 | Nutzertraffic | 5-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |