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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Innovation Design Sprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 90-180 min | 1-2 h | 4-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-6 | 2-8 | 5-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation |