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| Criterion |  UX Research Usability Testing |  Decision Making Risk Matrix |  Product Discovery Concierge MVP |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a product is built but people get stuck on tasks, usability testing shows the friction at concrete points. Observed use instead of self-report makes visible where orientation, understanding, or interaction breaks down. | When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List. | When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h je Session | 30-60 min | 1-4 Wochen | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | Based on research question | 3-10 | 3-10 Kunden | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Usability Issues, Severity List, Recommendations | Risk Matrix, Top Risk List | Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationUXPrototype | RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment | MVPValidationServiceDiscovery | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery |