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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Architecture Software Architecture Canvas |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Architecture Architecture Inception Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Software Architecture Canvas reduces a system to the most important architecture decisions, constraints, and interfaces. It is useful when teams need a resilient overall picture quickly. | 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. | The Architecture Inception Canvas bundles the first architecture questions into a compact decision picture. It fits when an initiative is still in motion but still needs clear guardrails. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-2 h | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Architecture Canvas, Goals, Constraints, Quality Attributes | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Inception Canvas, Risks, Goal List, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | CanvasArchitectureAlignmentWorkshop | LeanStartupValidationMVP | AlignmentArchitectureCanvas |