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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |  Product Discovery Test Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | 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. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 30-60 min | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration | 20-35 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-5 | 2-6 | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report | Test Card with a pre-set threshold |
Tags1 shared | LeanStartupValidationMVP | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |