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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Operations Root Cause Tree Analysis |  Product Discovery Pretotyping |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | For a problem with several suspected causes, the method builds a causal structure instead of a mere list. It makes visible how causes connect and where the strongest points of leverage lie. | Pretotyping clarifies whether a customer problem and solution idea create enough real demand. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence, and captures the result as a pretotyping sketch, test setup, and conversion data. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 1-3 h | Stunden bis wenige Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Cause Tree, Evidence Notes, Countermeasures | Pretotyping sketch, Test setup, Conversion data, Go or no-go decision |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | Root causeTreeIncidentQuality | ValidationDemandMVP |
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