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| Criterion |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. | 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. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 1-5 Tage | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | ICE Table, Top Idea List | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes |
Tags1 shared | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio |
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