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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Working Backwards |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |  Product Discovery MVP Test Matrix |  Product Discovery Test Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | 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 Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 4-8 h, mehrere Iterationen | 30-60 min | 45-75 min | 20-35 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 | 1-5 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Future Press Release, FAQ, Vision Statement | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric | Test Matrix, Test Plan | Test Card with a pre-set threshold |
Tagsno overlap | VisionNarrativeAlignment | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryOptions | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |