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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Storytelling |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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. | When an insight needs to have an effect, storytelling translates dry facts into a comprehensible development. It combines context, tension, and consequence into a form that people remember and pass on more easily. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | Half day | 1-2 h | 45-120 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 4-12 | 1-6 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc | Value Chain Map, Lever List |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis |