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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Pretotyping |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |  Innovation Lean Startup |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Pretotyping clarifies whether a customer problem and solution idea create enough real demand. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence, and captures the result as a pretotyping sketch, test setup, and conversion data. | When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing. | 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 | Stunden bis wenige Tage | 30–60 min | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 4-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Pretotyping sketch, Test setup, Conversion data, Go or no-go decision | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationDemandMVP | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop | LeanStartupValidationMVP |
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