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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Test Card |  Growth A/B Testing |  Operations Ivy Lee Method |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | 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. | With a restless workday full of too many open items, the method creates radical simplicity. It directs attention to a short sequence instead of a broad, still-open field. | 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 | Low | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 20-35 min | 1-4 Wochen | 5-10 min daily | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 1-6 | 1 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Daily Priority List, Completion Notes | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tagsno overlap | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | PrioritizationProductivityExecution | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |