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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points. | 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. | 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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Half day | 1-2 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tags1 shared | StrategyCompetitionMarket | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | ChangeDecisionStrategy |