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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Value Proposition Canvas |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |  Innovation SCAMPER |  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. | 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. | 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 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 | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 60-120 min | 30-60 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Value Proposition Canvas, Fit Gaps, Hypotheses | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas | SCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation Notes | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | ValueNeedsStrategy | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |