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| Criterion | ![]() Product Strategy Lean Canvas | ![]() Facilitation Expectation Mapping | ![]() Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes | ![]() Innovation Lean Startup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge. | When several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | Half day | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-12 | Team-Leads plus Architecture | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision |
Tagsno overlap | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization | LeanStartupValidationMVP |



