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| Criterion | ![]() Decision Making Delphi Method | ![]() Product Strategy Lean Canvas | ![]() Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | 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. | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 45-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 6-30 Experten | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |
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