View methods side by side.
Choose up to four methods. Add them using the search and share the comparison by copying its link.
| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Product Discovery Test Card |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | 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. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 45-90 min | 20-35 min | 45-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation |