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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  Innovation Lean Startup |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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 uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 2-4 h | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision |
Tagsno overlap | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | LeanStartupValidationMVP |
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