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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Innovation Lean Startup |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | 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 | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | 45-60 min | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | LeanStartupValidationMVP |
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