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Criterion
Paper illustration of a Lean Canvas with nine fields, notes, and one highlighted learning risk.
Product Strategy
Lean Canvas
Paper illustration showing three sorted card stacks and an open question about a possible group.
UX Research
Card Sorting
Paper illustration for PDCA Cycle.
Operations
PDCA Cycle
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 content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min20-45 min1 h bis mehrere Wochen
Participantsdifferent
1-6Based on research question1-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment BacklogContent groups, Label set, IA hypothesesPDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change
Tagsno overlap
StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model
Information architectureNavigationStructure
Continuous improvementLeanExperiments
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Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration for Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup
Paper illustration of Riskiest Assumption Test with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Product Discovery
Riskiest Assumption Test