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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-2 h | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 4-10 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | InnovationPrototypeResearch | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue |