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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Operations Gemba Walk |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | When there is uncertainty about the real course of a process, the method brings observation to the place where work happens. It combines perception, follow-up questions, and process knowledge so decisions rest on actual workflows instead of assumptions. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 30-120 min | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 2-6 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Observation Notes, Improvement Ideas | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | LeanObservationProcessOperations | StartupValidationCompetition |
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