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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Decision Making Decision Tree |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-90 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Decision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | DecisionTreeOptions | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue |
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