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| Criterion | ![]() Product Strategy Lean Canvas | ![]() UX Research First-click Testing | ![]() Innovation Lean Startup | ![]() 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. | When users immediately turn the wrong way on a screen or wireframe, first click testing checks initial orientation at high speed. The first click shows early whether expectation, labeling, and wayfinding fit together. | 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. | 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 | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-2 Tage | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 10-30 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design Recommendations | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | UXNavigationFindabilityValidation | LeanStartupValidationMVP | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |



