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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Growth A/B Testing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. | 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. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | Half day | 1-5 Tage | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-8 | Nutzertraffic | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation |