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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Product Discovery Test Card |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  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. | The Test Card turns a critical assumption into a testable claim and specifies in advance which result counts as success. | 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. | 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 | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 20-35 min | 45-90 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 1-5 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | Test Card with a pre-set threshold | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | ExperimentsValidationDiscoveryHypothesis | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis |