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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly. | When a system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 2-4 h | 1-6 Wochen | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-10 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving |