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| Criterion |  Innovation TRIZ |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Innovation SCAMPER |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 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. | For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows. | 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 | High | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h | 1-2 h | 30-60 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-10 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions |
Tags1 shared | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue |