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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Purposedifferent
For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately.When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess.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
MediumHighLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h4-5 Tage5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
2-85-81-5
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Morphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea ShortlistPrototype, Test Findings, Decision RationaleVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step
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IdeationInnovationCreativity
Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation
StartupValidationCompetition
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A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
Design Thinking
Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup