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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 45-90 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue |