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| Criterion |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Innovation TRIZ |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | For technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-4 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-10 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyMarketAnalysis | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio |
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