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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-2 h | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |
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