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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  UX Research Usability 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 a product is built but people get stuck on tasks, usability testing shows the friction at concrete points. Observed use instead of self-report makes visible where orientation, understanding, or interaction breaks down. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-5 Tage | 1-2 h je Session |
Participantsdifferent | Nutzertraffic | Based on research question |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Usability Issues, Severity List, Recommendations |
Tags1 shared | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | ValidationUXPrototype |
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