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Paper illustration of the Value Proposition Canvas: Value Map with products and services, pain relievers and gain creators on the left; Customer Profile with jobs, pains and gains on the right.
Product Strategy
Value Proposition Canvas
Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
Operations
Root Cause Analysis
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.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.When a problem keeps recurring and the cause stays unclear, the method exposes the underlying mechanism. It separates symptom, guess, and robust explanation from one another.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h60-120 min1-4 h
Participantsdifferent
2-82-83-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Value Proposition Canvas, Fit Gaps, HypothesesContradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept IdeasProblem Statement, Cause Hypotheses, Confirmed Causes, Action Plan
Tagsno overlap
ValueNeedsStrategy
ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving
Root causeProblem solvingQualityIncident
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Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
Paper illustration of a Strategy Canvas with several value curves
Business Strategy
Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas
Paper illustration of a Business Model Canvas with nine connected compartments, a few notes and symbols for customers, delivery and economic relationships.
Business Strategy
Business Model Canvas