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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |
|---|---|---|
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 a user journey falls apart across many touchpoints, customer journey mapping makes the experience visible as a coherent arc. Phases, emotions, and breaks become legible enough to prioritize critical moments deliberately. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-5 Tage | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | Nutzertraffic | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | JourneyServiceService design |
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