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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 Waste Analysis.
Operations
Waste Analysis
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.For a process that keeps people busy but creates little value, the method exposes waste. It directs attention to unnecessary movement, waiting times, rework, and overdelivery.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
1-62-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment BacklogWaste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement Backlog
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StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model
WasteLeanProcess improvement
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Innovation
Lean Startup
Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping
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Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check