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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Product Discovery Learning Card |  Product Discovery Experiment 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. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. | When experiments become unreadable after the fact, it arranges hypothesis, signal, and learning goal on a single canvas. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Completed Experiment Canvas and a Success Metric. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 4-5 Tage | 25-40 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-8 | 1-5 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Learning Card with evidence and next action | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric |
Tags1 shared | LeanStartupValidationMVP | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |