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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Operations Pomodoro Technique |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | For easily distracted solo work, the method sets clear time boundaries for concentrated work. It protects attention when large tasks would otherwise fall apart into small avoidance moves. | When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 45-60 min | 25 min Zyklen | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 2-8 | 1 | 2-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Focus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption Notes | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report |
Tagsno overlap | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | FocusTime managementProductivityExecution | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions |