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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |  UX Research Empathy Mapping |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly. | When a lot is assumed about a target group but little is seen jointly, empathy mapping makes knowledge and gaps directly comparable. The picture also shows which assumptions hold up and where evidence is missing. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 1-6 Wochen | 30–60 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 4-10 | 4-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan | Empathy Map, Assumptions List, Research Gaps | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause | SynthesisQualitativeWorkshop | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |