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| Criterion | ![]() Innovation Lean Startup | ![]() Product Discovery Assumption Mapping | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Ontology Design Patterns |
|---|---|---|---|
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 assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 45-60 min | 1-3 h pro Pattern |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 1-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Selected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern Documentation |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling |
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