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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Learning Card |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 25-40 min | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 2-8 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Learning Card with evidence and next action | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions |
Tagsno overlap | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments |
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