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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 4-5 Tage | 1-3 h | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-8 | 2-10 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Value Chain Map, Lever List |
Tagsno overlap | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | StrategyMarketAnalysis | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis |