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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Product Discovery Learning Card |  Product Discovery Fake Door Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. | The Learning Card connects traceable test results to a reasoned next action while keeping the limits of the insight visible. | When demand is still unclear, it measures interest in a feature before it is built. It separates real behavior from polite agreement and deliberately keeps build effort small. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 30-60 min | 25-40 min | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 1-5 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Learning Card with evidence and next action | Click Data, Interest Signal, Learning Decision |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryLearning | ValidationExperimentsDemandDiscovery |