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| Criterion |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. | 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. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-2 h | 1-5 Tage | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMarketAnalysis | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue |