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| Criterion | ![]() Product Discovery Learning Card | ![]() Architecture Software Architecture Canvas | ![]() Product Discovery Fake Door Test | ![]() Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. | 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. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 25-40 min | 1-2 h | 1-5 Tage | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 3-10 | Nutzertraffic | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Learning Card with evidence and next action | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |



