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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy VRIO Framework | ![]() Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas | ![]() Innovation Design Thinking |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 2-4 h | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 3-10 | 4-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | InnovationPrototypeResearch |
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