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Criterion
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Purposedifferent
When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all.When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.
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Timedifferent
1-5 Tage60-180 min1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
Nutzertraffic4-201-6
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning NoteCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking NotesExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summary
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ComplexitySensemakingDecision
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Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration of Experiment Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas