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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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 an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 2-4 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-10 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | LeanStartupValidationMVP | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model |