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| Criterion |  Architecture Views and Beyond |  Product Discovery Learning Card |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Growth Growth Experiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Views and Beyond organizes architecture into several views so no single diagram has to do everything at once. This makes it possible to choose the representation that fits the stakeholder's question. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. | 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 growth ideas surface quickly, the temptation to build immediately instead of learning is high. A Growth Experiment frames an assumption so target group, lever, and measurement are clear before the first deployment. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage | 25-40 min | 1-5 Tage | 1-2 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 1-5 | Nutzertraffic | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Architecture Views, Cross-view Notes, Rationale | Learning Card with evidence and next action | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Experiment card, Result summary, Next bet |
Tagsno overlap | DocumentationStakeholdersArchitecture | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | MarketingGrowthExperimentsLearning |