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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Operations Gemba Walk |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-120 min | 4-5 Tage | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 2-6 | 5-8 | 2-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis |
Tagsno overlap | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | LeanObservationProcessOperations | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations |