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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |  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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-60 min | 45-90 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model |
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