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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |  Systems Thinking Iceberg Model |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once. | The Iceberg Model separates visible events from patterns, structures, and mental models. This turns a single observation into a deeper understanding of why a problem keeps recurring. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 2-6 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 3-8 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas | Iceberg Worksheet, Pattern Notes, Intervention Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality | Systems thinkingRoot causePatterns |
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