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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. | Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | Mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 2-6 researchers plus sample |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative |