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| Criterion |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-10 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | StrategyMarketAnalysis | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |
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