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| Criterion | ![]() UX Design Lean UX Canvas | ![]() Business Strategy GAP Analysis | ![]() Business Strategy TOWS Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Lean UX Canvas helps clarify user behavior, touchpoints, and concept decisions. It makes assumptions and desired outcomes visible and captures the result as a completed canvas, hypothesis list, and first experiment. | 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. | The TOWS Matrix connects internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats into action-oriented strategies. It goes a step further than a pure stocktaking. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-3 h | 1-3 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Completed Lean UX Canvas, Hypothesis list, First experiment | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions |
Tagsno overlap | CanvasHypothesisOutcomesDiscovery | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | StrategyAnalysisOptions |
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