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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | 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. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 60–90 min | 1-2 h | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 4-12 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions |
Tagsno overlap | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue |