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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Ontology Design Patterns |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles. | 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 assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | When an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h pro Pattern | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 45-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 1-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Selected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern Documentation | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling | LeanStartupValidationMVP | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model |