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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
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration of Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas
Purposedifferent
The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.When many hypotheses compete for attention, it brings order to their learning sequence and importance. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritization canvas and a hypothesis backlog.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
20-35 min1-3 h45-90 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-52-83-83-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Test Card with a pre-set thresholdGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsPrioritization Canvas, Hypothesis Backlog
Tagsno overlap
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
ExperimentsPrioritizationDiscoveryHypothesis
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