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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 2-10 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | StrategyMarketAnalysis | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning |