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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Working Backwards |  Growth A/B Testing |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When the target state and benefit need to be clear first, it thinks backward from the desired outcome into the product logic. It sharpens vision, objections, and value proposition before elaboration. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. | When experiments become unreadable after the fact, it arranges hypothesis, signal, and learning goal on a single canvas. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Completed Experiment Canvas and a Success Metric. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen | 1-4 Wochen | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 1-6 | 2-6 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision Statement | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric |
Tagsno overlap | VisionNarrativeAlignment | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |