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| Criterion |  Engineering Golden Path |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Operations Kaizen Event |  Innovation Lean Startup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When teams need a reliable default path for frequent use, sprawl quickly emerges without any guiding logic. Golden Path bundles the preferred path so good practice becomes easy and deviation becomes deliberate. | 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. | For a tightly scoped process segment with noticeable waste, the method bundles shared energy for change. It suits situations that call for fast learning loops and visible adjustments. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 Tage Setup, laufend | 45-90 min | 0.5-5 Tage | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Golden Path Guide, Templates, Quality Checks | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Kaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work Update | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision |
Tagsno overlap | EngineeringProductivityGovernance | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | LeanContinuous improvementOperations | LeanStartupValidationMVP |