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| Criterion |  Operations PDCA Cycle |  Product Discovery Experiment Canvas |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Product Discovery Test Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For an improvement that still has to prove itself in everyday work, the method runs it through small learning loops. It connects planning, checking, and standardization into a repeatable learning mode. | When experiments become unreadable after the fact, it arranges hypothesis, signal, and learning goal on a single canvas. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a Completed Experiment Canvas and a Success Metric. | 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. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1 h bis mehrere Wochen | 30-60 min | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 20-35 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 1-5 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PDCA Log, Experiment Plan, Learning Outcome, Standard Change | Completed Experiment Canvas, Success Metric | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Test Card with a pre-set threshold |
Tagsno overlap | Continuous improvementLeanExperiments | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | LeanStartupValidationMVP | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |