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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. | 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 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 | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 45-75 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Test Matrix, Test Plan | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric |
Tags1 shared | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |