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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Futures Wheel |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event. | 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. | When an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 5-15 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 1-5 | 1-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | StartupValidationCompetition | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model |
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