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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VMGS |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Facilitation Problem Framing Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | When a team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, Strategies | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Problem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis Questions |
Tagsno overlap | VisionGoalsStrategy | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery |