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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 Kaizen Event.
Operations
Kaizen Event
Paper illustration of a Strategy Canvas with several value curves
Business Strategy
Blue Ocean Strategy 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 tightly scoped process segment with noticeable waste, the method bundles shared energy for change. It suits situations that call for fast learning loops and visible adjustments.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h0.5-5 Tage2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
2-84-103-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Value Proposition Canvas, Fit Gaps, HypothesesKaizen Charter, Waste List, Improvement Experiments, Standard Work UpdateStrategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions
Tagsno overlap
ValueNeedsStrategy
LeanContinuous improvementOperations
StrategyPositioningInnovationValue
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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
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
Gemba Walk workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Gemba Walk
Paper illustration for PDCA Cycle.
Operations
PDCA Cycle