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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy VRIO Framework | ![]() Systems Thinking Systems Mapping | ![]() Systems Thinking Leverage Points | ![]() Business Strategy Business Model Canvas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions. | Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 90-180 min | 1-3 h | Half day | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 3-12 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | System Map, Dependencies, Leverage Points | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Business Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | Business modelStrategyValueInnovation |



