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ERRC Grid

Eliminate, reduce, raise, create — the blue-ocean recipe.

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ELIMINATE
Eliminate
REDUCE
Reduce
RAISE
Raise
CREATE
Create
A NEW VALUE CURVE
What it is

A Blue Ocean Strategy tool. Forces you to simultaneously eliminate/reduce and raise/create to draw a new value curve.

When to use it

When seeking a new category or radically repositioning.

How to apply

Fill all four quadrants with concrete category factors. None can stay empty.

Source: Kim & Mauborgne — Blue Ocean Strategy
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About:

Agencies execute. Consultants advise. And then everyone wonders why the two never add up.

Clues does both. We look for the clues that point to the right path, and then we walk it with you all the way. Because strategy without execution is just a well-paid hypothesis.

We put this library together because we see structured thinking as the foundation of success. Whether you're working on your next campaign or building a brand-new brand.

Share it, use it, build on it. The Clues team.