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| Criterion |  UX Research Surveys |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Product Discovery Learning Card |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. | When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 3-14 Tage | 1-2 h | 25-40 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 50+ | 3-8 | 1-5 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Learning Card with evidence and next action | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tagsno overlap | QuantitativeResearchValidation | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |