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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 45-90 min | 4-5 Tage | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-8 | 5-8 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue |