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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping | ![]() Facilitation Alignment Mapping | ![]() Business Strategy Business Model Stress Test | ![]() Facilitation Stakeholder Salience Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario. | When stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 1-2 h | Half day | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 | 3-8 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Stress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance |



