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| Criterion |  Operations Waste Analysis |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Innovation Lean Startup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a process that keeps people busy but creates little value, the method exposes waste. It directs attention to unnecessary movement, waiting times, rework, and overdelivery. | 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. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement Backlog | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision |
Tagsno overlap | WasteLeanProcess improvement | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | LeanStartupValidationMVP |