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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Architecture Risk Storming |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 1-3 h | 60-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 3-12 | 4-12 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action Backlog | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | KnowledgeMappingRisk | RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking |