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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy Business Model Canvas | ![]() Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis | ![]() Systems Thinking Leverage Points |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | Half day | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Leverage Map, Action Strategy |
Tags1 shared | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy |
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