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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Half day | 60-90 min | 1-2 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 4-10 | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |