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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | The Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas shows how an offering is positioned relative to the market. Differentiation thereby becomes tangible in value factors instead of merely being claimed. | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. | The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 2-4 h | 1-3 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 2-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tags1 shared | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | StrategyMarketAnalysis | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |