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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Growth A/B Testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation |