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Criterion
Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Paper illustration of a Learning Card with four fields for hypothesis, observation, insight, and action.
Product Discovery
Learning Card
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Purposedifferent
The TOWS Matrix connects internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats into action-oriented strategies. It goes a step further than a pure stocktaking.The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible.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.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
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h25-40 min1-5 Tage1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-101-5NutzertrafficNutzertraffic
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsyncAsync
Outputdifferent
TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsLearning Card with evidence and next actionClick Data, Interest Signal, Learning DecisionInterest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note
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StrategyAnalysisOptions
ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning
ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery
ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth
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