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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-3 h | 45-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-10 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | StrategyMarketAnalysis | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |