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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Product Discovery Hypothesis Prioritization Canvas |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Product Discovery Test Card |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 many hypotheses compete for attention, it brings order to their learning sequence and importance. It separates problem, assumption, solution, and evidence. The result is captured as a prioritization canvas and a hypothesis backlog. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 60-90 min | 45-60 min | 20-35 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Prioritization Canvas, Hypothesis Backlog | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Test Card with a pre-set threshold |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | ExperimentsPrioritizationDiscoveryHypothesis | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis |