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Criterion
Paper illustration for Risk Storming.
Architecture
Risk Storming
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
Operations
5 Whys
Purposedifferent
Helps clarify architecture context, options, and consequences in concrete terms. It organizes technical context, alternatives, and consequences. The result is captured as an Annotated Diagram, a Prioritized Risk List, and an Action Backlog.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.For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
60-90 min5-15 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
4-121-52-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Annotated Diagram, Prioritized Risk List, Action BacklogVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
Tagsno overlap
RiskArchitectureWorkshopValidation
StartupValidationCompetition
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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Four paper stations connect system purpose, quality goals, risk cards and focused investigation with a target and gap profile.
Architecture
LASR (Lightweight Approach for Software Reviews)
Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving