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| Criterion |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs. | 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 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. | 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 | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Mehrere Wochen | 1-3 h | 90-180 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 2-8 | 3-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |