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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Innovation Design Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | 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. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-2 h | 4-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 4-10 | 2-8 | 5-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale |
Tags1 shared | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | InnovationPrototypeResearch | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation |