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Criterion
Paper illustration for Design Studio
UX Design
Design Studio
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Purposedifferent
When several designs need to be quickly put in relation to each other, it makes ideas visible and comparable. It encourages early variants instead of long upfront debates.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.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h5-15 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-81-52-5
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Sketches, Concept Directions, Design DecisionsVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
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SketchingCollaborationIdeation
StartupValidationCompetition
LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations
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Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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Gemba Walk