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| Criterion | ![]() Knowledge Modeling IBIS | ![]() Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test | ![]() Decision Making Red Teaming | ![]() Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. | 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. | 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 | Medium | High | High | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Half day | 1-4 h | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Challenge Findings, Risk Register, Mitigation Plan | Value Chain Map, Lever List |
Tagsno overlap | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | RiskDecisionSensemaking | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis |



