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Criterion
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Purposedifferent
The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation.When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.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
LowHighLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-4 Wochen5-15 min
Participantsdifferent
1-106-30 Experten1-5
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning PlanExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step
Tagsno overlap
SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
StartupValidationCompetition
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Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
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Cynefin Workshop
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis