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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 10-20 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-100+ | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation |
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