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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Decision Making Red Teaming |  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 statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | For strategic decisions with high reach, agreement and gut feeling are often not enough. Red teaming brings deliberate opposition into the situation and tests where a plan breaks under real counterarguments. | 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 | High | High |
Timedifferent | Half day | 1-3 h | 1-4 h | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-8 | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Challenge Findings, Risk Register, Mitigation Plan | Value Chain Map, Lever List |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | SensemakingDecisionRationale | RiskDecisionSensemaking | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis |