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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Product Discovery Test Card |  Product Discovery Learning Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 15-45 min | 20-35 min | 25-40 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-10 | 1-5 | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | Learning Card with evidence and next action |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning |