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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | When several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 90-180 min | 45-60 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-15 | 2-8 | Team-Leads plus Architecture |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Spotify Model Map, Action List | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization |