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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | The Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas shows how an offering is positioned relative to the market. Differentiation thereby becomes tangible in value factors instead of merely being claimed. | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. | When an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-60 min | 2-4 h | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | LeanStartupValidationMVP | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model |