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| Criterion |  Innovation How Might We |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Growth A/B Testing |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With a stuck problem carrying many implicit assumptions, the method translates observations into open, workable questions. It sharpens the problem frame without pre-thinking the solution, turning frustration or fuzziness into a search space with clear direction. | 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. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 30–45 min | 90-180 min | 1-4 Wochen | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 3-6 | 1-6 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Async |
Outputdifferent | HMW Questions, Challenge Framing, Idea Prompts | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | FramingOpportunityIdeationQuestions | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |