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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  UX Design Lean UX Canvas |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  Product Discovery Concierge MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | The Lean UX Canvas helps clarify user behavior, touchpoints, and concept decisions. It makes assumptions and desired outcomes visible and captures the result as a completed canvas, hypothesis list, and first experiment. | When a user journey falls apart across many touchpoints, customer journey mapping makes the experience visible as a coherent arc. Phases, emotions, and breaks become legible enough to prioritize critical moments deliberately. | When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 2-3 h | 2-4 h | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 4-10 | 3-10 Kunden |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Completed Lean UX Canvas, Hypothesis list, First experiment | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | CanvasHypothesisOutcomesDiscovery | JourneyServiceService design | MVPValidationServiceDiscovery |