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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. | Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 1-2 h | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-12 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model |