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Criterion
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration for Concierge MVP
Product Discovery
Concierge MVP
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
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.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.When an idea can first fail or grow through genuine hands-on support, it relies on manual work instead of automation. It shows whether user value holds up even under manual execution.When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
5-15 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage1-4 Wochen15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
1-510-503-10 Kunden3-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionConcierge Learnings, Service Blueprint, MVP RisksIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list
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StartupValidationCompetition
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
MVPValidationServiceDiscovery
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
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