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Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Purposedifferent
Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly.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.Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h5-15 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-81-54-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepAnnotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog
Tagsno overlap
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
StartupValidationCompetition
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
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Paper illustration for Knowledge Mapping.
Knowledge Modeling
Knowledge Mapping
Design sheets and interface cards connect to jointly written pseudocode with highlighted unresolved questions.
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ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
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Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
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Architecture
ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)