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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Innovation Design Thinking |  UX Research First-click Testing |  UX Research Usability Testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When users immediately turn the wrong way on a screen or wireframe, first click testing checks initial orientation at high speed. The first click shows early whether expectation, labeling, and wayfinding fit together. | When a product is built but people get stuck on tasks, usability testing shows the friction at concrete points. Observed use instead of self-report makes visible where orientation, understanding, or interaction breaks down. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-2 Tage | 1-2 h je Session |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 4-10 | 10-30 | Based on research question |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Click Heatmap, Success Rate, Design Recommendations | Usability Issues, Severity List, Recommendations |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | InnovationPrototypeResearch | UXNavigationFindabilityValidation | ValidationUXPrototype |