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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration | 45-60 min | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 2-8 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tags1 shared | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | LeanStartupValidationMVP | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |