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| Criterion |  Innovation Lean Startup |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Product Strategy Lean Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For uncertain business assumptions, the method forces the idea into contact with real market reactions early. It separates wishful picture, assumption, and observable behavior, so that learning becomes faster than planning. This translates uncertainty into measurable insight. | 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. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. | When an early product bet still has too many open points, it brings target group, problem, and assumptions into a single view. It condenses the idea so core risks become nameable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | Wochen bis Monate je Lernzyklus | 2-4 h | Half day | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 3-8 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis list, MVPs, Learning reports, Pivot or persevere decision | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Lean Canvas, Core Assumptions, Experiment Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | LeanStartupValidationMVP | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | StartupLeanAssumptionsBusiness model |