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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  Product Strategy Product Canvas |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When product goal and feature scope don't yet fit cleanly together, it creates a shared working picture. It connects need, core features, and assumptions into a solid starting point. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 1-2 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Product Canvas, Product Assumptions, Scope Notes | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tags1 shared | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | CanvasDiscoveryScope | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |
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