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| Criterion | ![]() Knowledge Modeling PARA Method | ![]() Business Strategy Business Model Canvas | ![]() Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas | ![]() 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 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. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 1-2 h | 2-4 h | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 2-8 | 3-10 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange |



