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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  Decision Making Delphi Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | 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. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | 30-90 min | 2-4 h | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 3-10 | 6-30 Experten |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy |