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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Event Modeling |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Product Discovery Concierge MVP |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Event Modeling connects business workflows with commands, events, and views into one coherent mental model. It helps design behavior, UI, and technical slices from the same underlying logic. | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. | When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution. | 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 1-4 Wochen | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-10 Kunden | 1-5 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Event Model, UI Flow, Commands, Read Models | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Concierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP Risks | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step |
Tagsno overlap | EventsBlueprintDomain-Driven DesignBehavior | LeanStartupValidationMVP | MVPValidationServiceDiscovery | StartupValidationCompetition |