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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Solution Interview |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Innovation Design Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon. | 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 the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min je Interview | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | 1-5 Tage | 4-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 5-10 Interviews | 3-12 | Nutzertraffic | 5-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Solution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationInterviewsPrototype | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation |