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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Product Strategy DIBB |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. | 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. | DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-2 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-10 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | InnovationPrototypeResearch | StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |