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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking VUCA Scan |  Business Strategy Scenario Planning |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation. | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 0.5-2 Tage | 1-2 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 4-12 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder |
Tagsno overlap | SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning |