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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Test Card with four fields for hypothesis, test, metric, and success threshold.
Product Discovery
Test Card
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Purposedifferent
The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
20-35 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
1-54-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Test Card with a pre-set thresholdAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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Paper illustration of Experiment Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Experiment Canvas
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Paper illustration of Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas
Paper illustration of a Learning Card with four fields for hypothesis, observation, insight, and action.
Product Discovery
Learning Card