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| Criterion |  Business Strategy TOWS Matrix |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Facilitation Stakeholder Salience Model |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The TOWS Matrix connects internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats into action-oriented strategies. It goes a step further than a pure stocktaking. | 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 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. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 60–90 min | 60-90 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-8 | 3-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyAnalysisOptions | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |