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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Solution Interview |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Growth A/B Testing |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min je Interview | 30-90 min | 1-4 Wochen | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 5-10 Interviews | 2-8 | 1-6 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationInterviewsPrototype | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |