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| Criterion |  Innovation Crazy 8s |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development. | 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. | 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. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 8-15 min | 45-90 min | 5-15 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Sketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | StartupValidationCompetition | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |