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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 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. | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 4-5 Tage | 45-90 min | 5-15 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 5-8 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model | StartupValidationCompetition | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |