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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | 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. | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 3-8 | 2-8 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | StrategyMarketAnalysis |