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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Operations Eat the Frog |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-60 min | 15-90 min daily | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1 | 2-8 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Priority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution | LeanStartupValidationMVP | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions |