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Criterion
Paper illustration for Learning Review.
Operations
Learning Review
Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup
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Agile
Mad Sad Glad
Purposedifferent
After a project phase with mixed results, the method makes learning from the individual case reusable. It connects events, decisions, and systemic conditions into robust insights.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's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 hWochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-83-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Learning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement ActionsHypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decisionEmotion Board, Themes, Action Items
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LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations
LeanStartupValidationMVP
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
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A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration of a team retrospective with three separate Start, Stop, and Continue areas and a shared action list.
Agile
Start Stop Continue
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check