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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |  Innovation TRIZ |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 60-120 min | 1-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity |
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