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| Criterion | ![]() Innovation Lean Startup | ![]() Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree | ![]() Product Strategy Lean Canvas | ![]() Systems Thinking Intervention Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. | 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. | Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Logic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | ChangeSystems thinkingCapability |



