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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | 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 | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 45-90 min | 45-60 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario |
Tagsno overlap | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis |