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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Value Proposition Canvas |  Innovation TRIZ |  Operations 5 Whys |  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 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. | For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description. | 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 | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-4 h | 15-30 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Value Proposition Canvas, Fit Gaps, Hypotheses | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Root cause notes, Countermeasures | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions |
Tagsno overlap | ValueNeedsStrategy | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue |