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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Operations ALPEN Method |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Operations Getting Things Done |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. | 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. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 10-20 min daily | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-2 h Setup, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 1 | 4-10 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations | InnovationPrototypeResearch | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution |