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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking VUCA Scan |  Product Strategy DIBB |  Business Strategy 5-Minuten VC-Check |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report. | 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 problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 h | 5-15 min | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 4-20 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan | DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report | VC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation step | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes |
Tagsno overlap | SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight | StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis | StartupValidationCompetition | ComplexitySensemakingDecision |