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| Criterion |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  UX Design Lean UX Canvas |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan. | When discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. | The Lean UX Canvas helps clarify user behavior, touchpoints, and concept decisions. It makes assumptions and desired outcomes visible and captures the result as a completed canvas, hypothesis list, and first experiment. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-75 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 2-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-6 | 3-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Test Matrix, Test Plan | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Completed Lean UX Canvas, Hypothesis list, First experiment | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric |
Tags1 shared | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | CanvasHypothesisOutcomesDiscovery | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |