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| Criterion |  Operations Kaizen Event |  UX Design Lean UX Canvas |  Operations PDCA Cycle |  Product Discovery Test Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | The Lean UX Canvas helps clarify user behavior, touchpoints, and concept decisions. It makes assumptions and desired outcomes visible and captures the result as a completed canvas, hypothesis list, and first experiment. | For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 0.5-5 Tage | 2-3 h | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen | 20-35 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-8 | 1-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Kaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work Update | Completed Lean UX Canvas, Hypothesis list, First experiment | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change | Test Card with a pre-set threshold |
Tagsno overlap | LeanContinuous improvementOperations | CanvasHypothesisOutcomesDiscovery | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |