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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Low |
Timedifferent | Half day | Half day | 1-5 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-12 | Nutzertraffic |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth |
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