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| Criterion |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Systems Thinking Soft Systems Methodology |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | Soft Systems Methodology helps explore unclear or politically charged problems systematically. Instead of forcing a quick answer, the method builds a shared understanding of perspectives and room for action. | A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 0.5-3 Tage | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-5 | 5-15 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Rich Picture, Root Definitions, Conceptual Models, Change Agenda | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StartupValidationCompetition | Soft systemsComplexitySensemakingSystems thinking | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization |
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