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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Product Discovery Riskiest Assumption Test |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | When an idea hinges on one critical unknown, it prioritizes testing that exact piece of uncertainty first. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritized list of assumptions, a test plan, and a result report. | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 45-90 min | 1-2 Wochen pro Iteration | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Prioritized Assumption List, Test Plan, Results Report | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryAssumptions | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis |