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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 for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
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.Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.
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MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
45-90 min60-120 min1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
1-63-81-6
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment BacklogFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summary
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StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model
GrowthRetentionConversion
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
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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
Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis
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