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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Half day | Half day | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-8 | 2-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Value Chain Map, Lever List | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes |
Tags1 shared | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | StrategyMarketAnalysis | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio |