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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Product Discovery Learning Card |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 45-90 min | 25-40 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Learning Card with evidence and next action | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |