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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Innovation Starbursting |  Product Discovery Concierge MVP |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify ideas, open questions, and testable next steps in concrete terms. It opens the thinking space, collects ideas, and leads to testable options. The result is captured as a star-shaped question map, question list, and assumption list. | When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 30-60 min | 1-4 Wochen | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 3-10 Kunden | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Star-Shaped Question Map, Question List, Assumption List | Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | BrainstormingIdeationWorkshopDiscovery | MVPValidationServiceDiscovery | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |