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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 1-2 h | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving |
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