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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 2-4 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tags1 shared | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |
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