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| Criterion |  Innovation TRIZ |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |  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. | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. | When a system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 h | 30-60 min | 60-120 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue |