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| Criterion | ![]() UX Research Surveys | ![]() UX Research HEART Framework | ![]() Product Discovery Smoke 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. | Helps clarify observations, needs, and patterns in concrete terms. It groups observations into patterns, questions, and decisions. The result is captured as a HEART-GSM table and dashboard. | 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 | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 3-14 Tage | 120 min initial, dann laufend | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 50+ | 3-6 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | HEART-GSM Table, Dashboard | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | QuantitativeResearchValidation | MetricsUX researchMeasurementSatisfaction | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |
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