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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | 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. | The Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas shows how an offering is positioned relative to the market. Differentiation thereby becomes tangible in value factors instead of merely being claimed. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | 1-2 h | 1-2 h | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-12 | 2-8 | 3-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions |
Tags1 shared | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue |