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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Architecture C4 Model |  Innovation Design Thinking |
|---|---|---|---|
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 C4 Model makes a system legible across several resolution levels, from context down to code. It suits situations where different audiences need to understand the same architecture from different altitudes. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 1-4 h | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 1-5 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Context Diagram, Container Diagram, Component Diagram | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | ArchitectureCommunicationVisualization | InnovationPrototypeResearch |
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