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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |  Product Discovery Learning Card |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points. | When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. | 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 | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration | 25-40 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report | Learning Card with evidence and next action | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyCompetitionMarket | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |