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| Criterion |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Agile Start Stop Continue |  Innovation Lean Startup |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When a team wants to deliberately adjust its working behavior, it makes habits visible and assessable. It focuses on concrete changes instead of diffuse mood. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 30-60 min | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | Start Stop Continue Board, Improvement Actions | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision |
Tagsno overlap | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | RetrospectiveImprovementTeamReflection | LeanStartupValidationMVP |
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