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| Criterion |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. | 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. | Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs. | 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 | Medium | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 4-5 Tage | Mehrere Wochen | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-8 | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue |