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Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
Paper illustration of two considered options leading to a decision record with a marked status and visible consequences.
Architecture
Architecture Decision Record
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Purposedifferent
When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal.An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable.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
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
3-14 Tage15-45 min5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
50+1-31-5
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Survey Results, Charts, Segment InsightsADR File, Decision Log, RationaleVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step
Tagsno overlap
QuantitativeResearchValidation
ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance
StartupValidationCompetition
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Architecture
ARID (Active Reviews for Intermediate Designs)
Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup
Paper illustration of Outcome-Driven Innovation with its method-specific working model.
Product Discovery
Outcome-Driven Innovation