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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Agile Start Stop Continue |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. | 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. | When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-60 min | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 1-6 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | RetrospectiveTeamReflection |