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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |  Growth Growth Experiment |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |
|---|---|---|---|
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 growth ideas surface quickly, the temptation to build immediately instead of learning is high. A Growth Experiment frames an assumption so target group, lever, and measurement are clear before the first deployment. | 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 Wochen pro Iteration | 1-2 Wochen | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report | Experiment card, Result summary, Next bet | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions | MarketingGrowthExperimentsLearning | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |
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