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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Innovation Design Sprint |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | 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 | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 4-5 Tage | 30-60 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 5-8 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Prototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue |