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| Criterion |  Engineering Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When systems fail unexpectedly, spontaneous attempts often produce more noise than insight. Hypothesis-driven Troubleshooting translates symptoms into testable assumptions and makes troubleshooting learnable. | 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. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-240 min | Half day | 60-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 3-8 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Hypothesis Log, Test Plan, Evidence Notes, Diagnosis Summary | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | TroubleshootingProblem solvingDiagnosis | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |