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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  Innovation Design Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas shows how an offering is positioned relative to the market. Differentiation thereby becomes tangible in value factors instead of merely being claimed. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 2-4 h | 4-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 3-10 | 5-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation |
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