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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. | 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 a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-60 min | 30-60 min | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | LeanStartupValidationMVP | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |