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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Value Proposition Canvas |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When the value proposition and customer expectation drift apart, it makes fit and mismatch legible. It shows where offering and need don't yet come together. | 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. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-2 h | 1-2 h | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Value Proposition Canvas, Fit Gaps, Hypotheses | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ValueNeedsStrategy | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |