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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |  Innovation Morphological 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 central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem. | For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist | Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop | IdeationInnovationCreativity |
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