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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Agile Start Stop Continue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. | 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. | When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection |