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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Pretotyping |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Pretotyping clarifies whether a customer problem and solution idea create enough real demand. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence, and captures the result as a pretotyping sketch, test setup, and conversion data. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Stunden bis wenige Tage | 1-3 h | 5-15 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-4 | 3-12 | 1-5 | 1-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Pretotyping sketch, Test setup, Conversion data, Go or no-go decision | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps |
Tagsno overlap | ValidationDemandMVP | KnowledgeMappingRisk | StartupValidationCompetition | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking |