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Criterion
Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
Design Thinking
Purposedifferent
When a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation.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.For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighHigh
Timedifferent
30-60 min je Interview1-4 Wochen1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen
Participantsdifferent
5-10 Interviews1-64-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation NotesExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryProblem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings
Tagsno overlap
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
InnovationPrototypeResearch
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A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
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