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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Architecture LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews) |  Innovation Design Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | LASR helps development teams identify where their software falls short of important quality goals and which improvements to consider. A small group with existing system knowledge can make an initial assessment and investigate open questions in more detail. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 3–4 h for initial assessment; preparation and deeper analysis additional | 4-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-10 | 1 or a small team; particularly suitable for 3–4 people | 5-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Lean Mission Statement describing the software’s purpose, Prioritized quality goals and evaluation criteria, Risks and estimated gaps against quality goals, More closely examined findings and open checks | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ArchitectureQualityRiskAssessmentLean | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation |