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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Operations Eat the Frog |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Innovation Lean Startup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-60 min | 15-90 min daily | 45-90 min | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1 | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | LeanStartupValidationMVP |