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| Criterion | ![]() Product Strategy Lean Canvas | ![]() Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree | ![]() Business Strategy Business Model Stress 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. | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 2-4 h | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario |
Tagsno overlap | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis |
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