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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration for Solution Interview
Product Discovery
Solution Interview
Purposedifferent
Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.When a solution idea is already on the table, it checks how it is understood and evaluated. It looks for resonance, objections, and missing fit early in the conversation.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighLowMedium
Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down4-5 Tage45-90 min30-60 min je Interview
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch5-82-65-10 Interviews
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesPrototype, Test Findings, Decision RationaleCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message CadenceSolution Feedback, Objection List, Validation Notes
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
ValidationInterviewsPrototype
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