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| Criterion | ![]() UX Research Surveys | ![]() UX Research Tree Testing | ![]() Product Strategy Lean Canvas | ![]() Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a navigation exists but search paths still fail, tree testing checks findability without visual distraction. The method shows whether labels, levels, and paths really lead to the intended destination. | When an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 3-14 Tage | 1-2 Tage | 45-90 min | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 50+ | Based on research question | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Survey Results, Charts, Segment Insights | Findability Metrics, Path Analysis, Revised IA | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | QuantitativeResearchValidation | Information architectureNavigationFindability | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |



