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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Problem Interview |  Product Discovery Test Card |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When the picture of the problem still needs to become solid, it asks about real situations and consequences. It separates genuine suffering from mere interest in a solution. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min je Interview | 20-35 min | 1-2 h | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 Interviews | 1-5 | 3-8 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Evidence, Risk Notes, Customer Segments | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tagsno overlap | DiscoveryInterviewsValidation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |