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| Criterion | ![]() Knowledge Modeling PARA Method | ![]() Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas | ![]() Facilitation Power Interest Grid | ![]() Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | 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. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 2-4 h | 30-60 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange |



