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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Domain Storytelling |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Domain Storytelling translates domain knowledge into a shared narrative of actors, objects, and workflows. It is especially useful when language, rules, and process understanding must be tightly connected. | 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. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | 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 | Low | High | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | Half day | 45-90 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Domain Story, Glossary Notes, Process Narrative | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Value Chain Map, Lever List |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeDomain-Driven DesignProcess | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis |