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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |  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. | 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. | 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 |
Timedifferent | 45-60 min | 45-90 min | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop | LeanStartupValidationMVP |
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