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| Criterion |  Business Strategy TOWS Matrix |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |  Product Discovery Learning Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When several minimal variants compete to answer the same question, it makes comparing and choosing between them cleaner. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Test Matrix and a Test Plan. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-5 Tage | 45-75 min | 25-40 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | Nutzertraffic | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Test Matrix, Test Plan | Learning Card with evidence and next action |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisOptions | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning |