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| Criterion | ![]() Product Strategy Lean Canvas | ![]() Team Design Spotify Model Mapping | ![]() Facilitation Expectation Mapping | ![]() Innovation Lean Startup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list. | When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 90-180 min | 45-90 min | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 5-15 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Spotify Model Map, Action List | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision |
Tagsno overlap | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam | LeanStartupValidationMVP |



