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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Knowledge Modeling Ontology Design Patterns |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 45-60 min | 1-3 h pro Pattern | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | 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 | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions |