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| Criterion |  Domain Modeling Bounded Context Canvas |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Systems Thinking Systems Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a business context is still loosely outlined, it shapes language, responsibility, and integration space. It clarifies what belongs together and where a boundary needs to hold. | The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list. | Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 5-15 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-5 | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Context Canvas, Glossary, Integration Notes | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | System Map, Dependencies, Leverage Points |
Tagsno overlap | Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling | StartupValidationCompetition | Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange |
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