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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Product Discovery Opportunity Scoring |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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 opportunities need ranking by their effect, it makes importance and satisfaction directly comparable. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as an opportunity-score table and top outcomes. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 60-120 min | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-6 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Opportunity Score Table, Top Outcomes | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | PrioritizationDiscoveryOutcomesNeeds | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |
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