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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |
|---|---|---|---|
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 loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 60-120 min | 10-20 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-12 | 4-100+ |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | FacilitationInclusionIdeation |
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