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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | 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. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. | 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 | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | Half day | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-8 | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |