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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | 1-5 Tage | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning |