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Criterion
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Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
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Innovation
Lean Startup
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Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Purposedifferent
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.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-4 WochenWochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-10 Kunden2-82-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP RisksHypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decisionAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan
Tagsno overlap
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
LeanStartupValidationMVP
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
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Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
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Product Strategy
Lean Canvas
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Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test
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Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check