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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  UX Research Customer Journey Mapping |  Product Strategy ICE Scoring |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | When a user journey falls apart across many touchpoints, customer journey mapping makes the experience visible as a coherent arc. Phases, emotions, and breaks become legible enough to prioritize critical moments deliberately. | When ideas need sorting quickly, it condenses impact, confidence, and effort into one compact score. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as an ICE table and top-ideas list. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 2-4 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Journey Map, Pain-point List, Opportunity Backlog | ICE Table, Top Idea List |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | JourneyServiceService design | PrioritizationScoringGrowthDecision |
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