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| Criterion |  Operations Learning Review |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Agile Mad Sad Glad |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | After a project phase with mixed results, the method makes learning from the individual case reusable. It connects events, decisions, and systemic conditions into robust insights. | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. | When a team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 30-60 min | 5-15 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-8 | 3-10 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Learning Review Notes, System Factors, Improvement Actions | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Emotion Board, Themes, Action Items | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step |
Tagsno overlap | LearningRetrospectiveIncidentOperations | LeanStartupValidationMVP | RetrospectiveTeamReflection | StartupValidationCompetition |