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| Criterion |  Facilitation Storytelling |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an insight needs to have an effect, storytelling translates dry facts into a comprehensible development. It combines context, tension, and consequence into a form that people remember and pass on more easily. | 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. | 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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 5-15 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation | LeanStartupValidationMVP | StartupValidationCompetition | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |