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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Value Proposition Canvas |  Operations A3 Problem Solving |  Innovation TRIZ |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When the value proposition and customer expectation drift apart, it makes fit and mismatch legible. It shows where offering and need don't yet come together. | For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 45-90 min | 1-4 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-5 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Value Proposition Canvas, Fit Gaps, Hypotheses | A3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | ValueNeedsStrategy | LeanProblem solvingCoachingOperations | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |