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Criterion
Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
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.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.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
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
3-14 Tage1-2 h5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
50+1-81-5
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Survey Results, Charts, Segment InsightsConcept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge GapsVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step
Tagsno overlap
QuantitativeResearchValidation
KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking
StartupValidationCompetition
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Lean Startup
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Product Discovery
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