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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Context Canvas |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Knowledge Modeling Competency Questions |  Knowledge Modeling Shape-First Modeling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an environment of users, systems, and constraints is hard to grasp, it puts the context compactly on the table. It creates a clear reading of influence, boundary, and dependency. | 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. | Competency Questions translate a domain model into concrete questions that it must be able to answer. The method keeps the model's scope clean and prevents pretty but useless structures. | Shape-First Modeling defines data quality through shapes before implementation or integration frays at the edges. The approach fits when validation and data contracts should be part of the design from the start. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 2-4 h | Halber Tag pro Domain Slice |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Context canvas, Open questions, Shared context notes | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Competency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix | SHACL or ShEx Shapes, Validation Reports, Data Contracts, Shape Documentation |
Tagsno overlap | ContextFramingRequirementsCanvas | LeanStartupValidationMVP | OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic | Knowledge graphValidationSemantic |