Turns customer problems, solution ideas, and evidence into a tangible result by defining the user goal, laying out backbone activities, and deriving the backlog.
Core question: Which narrowest end-to-end flow delivers the first real value to the user, and what is the next meaningful slice after that?
Mapping toolMethod form: Mapping tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
2-4 h
4-10
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result through defining the initiative, assuming failure, and assigning mitigations.
Core question: What reasons could cause the initiative to fail, and which mitigations can we build in now to reduce these risks?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
20-45 min
4-10
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Product StrategyCategory: Product Strategy. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns target group, value, goals, and priorities into a tangible result by setting the goal, identifying actors, and choosing the smallest meaningful next steps.
Core question: Which actors must change behavior for the business goal to be reached, and which actions support that?
Mapping toolMethod form: Mapping tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
45-90 min
3-8
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DeliveryCategory: Delivery. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns scope, sequencing, and delivery flow into a tangible result by listing stakeholders and audiences, clarifying information needs, and planning review and adaptation.
Core question: Which message reaches which audience through which channel in which cadence so the initiative is understood, accepted, and supported as planned?
Planning toolMethod form: Planning tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
45-90 min
2-6
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Business StrategyCategory: Business Strategy. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns baseline, opportunities, and strategic options into a tangible result by defining scope and target state, documenting current state, and assigning measures and owners.
Core question: Which gaps between current state and target state prevent the outcome, and which actions close them effectively?
Planning toolMethod form: Planning tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
1-3 h
2-8
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OperationsCategory: Operations. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns workflows, data, causes, and improvements into a tangible result by collecting inputs, clarifying next actions, and selecting the next action.
Core question: Which next concrete action moves the right open loop forward in the right context?
Personal productivity methodMethod form: Personal productivity method. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.AsyncFormat: async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
1-2 h Setup, laufend
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FacilitationCategory: Facilitation. Describes the method's domain of use.
Moves group input, selection, and decision toward a concrete result through "collect stakeholders individually and by group", "explain power and interest", and "derive a strategy for each quadrant".
Core question: Which stakeholders need which communication and relationship strategy, based on their power and interest in the initiative?
Mapping toolMethod form: Mapping tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
30-60 min
2-8
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Product StrategyCategory: Product Strategy. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns target group, value, goals, and priorities into a tangible result by drafting a raw goal, checking specificity, and defining time relevance.
Core question: How should the goal be worded so precisely that an outside person can objectively determine in 6 months whether it was achieved?
Planning toolMethod form: Planning tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
15-30 min
1-8
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OperationsCategory: Operations. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns workflow, data, causes, and improvements into a tangible result by listing tasks, estimating duration, and reviewing afterward.
Core question: Which tasks truly belong in today's day, and with which time estimates, buffers, and priorities can they be fit in realistically?
Personal productivity methodMethod form: Personal productivity method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.AsyncFormat: async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
10-20 min täglich
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Decision MakingCategory: Decision Making. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns options, criteria, and risks into a tangible result by defining the problem or decision boundary, collecting constraints, and deriving design or decision rules.
Core question: Which hard and soft constraints limit the solution space, and which of them are negotiable?
Decision methodMethod form: Decision method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
30-90 min
2-8
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Product StrategyCategory: Product Strategy. Describes the method's domain of use.
Connects goals, ideas, step projects, and tasks so product planning stays outcome-oriented and adaptive.
Core question: Which Goals will the team achieve in 12 months, which prioritized Ideas should it test next, and how do these move into deliverable Step-Projects?
Process modelMethod form: Process model. Describes how this method is used in practice.MediumComplexity: medium. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.Workshop + asyncFormat: workshop or async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
Wochen bis Monate je Goal
3-10
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Business StrategyCategory: Business Strategy. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns baseline, opportunities, and strategic options into a tangible result by defining the focal question, collecting drivers, and testing strategic options.
Core question: Which combinations of uncertain drivers create plausibly different futures, and which strategic options are robust in more than one future?
Planning toolMethod form: Planning tool. Describes how this method is used in practice.HighComplexity: high. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.WorkshopFormat: workshop. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
0.5-2 Tage
4-12
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OperationsCategory: Operations. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns workflows, data, causes, and improvements into a tangible result by collecting obligations and commitments, scheduling blocks in the calendar, and reviewing plan versus reality.
Core question: Which topics get which calendar slots this week so intentions actually receive time?
Personal productivity methodMethod form: Personal productivity method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.AsyncFormat: async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.
15-30 min Planung, laufend
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OperationsCategory: Operations. Describes the method's domain of use.
Turns inputs, open tasks, and weekly commitments into a tangible result by gathering incoming items, clarifying open tasks, and setting focus and next steps for the week.
Core question: What happened since last week, what is coming next week, and what was overlooked, forgotten, or postponed that now needs a decision?
Personal productivity methodMethod form: Personal productivity method. Describes how this method is used in practice.LowComplexity: low. Estimates preparation, facilitation effort, and method confidence needed.AsyncFormat: async. Shows whether the method works in a workshop, asynchronously, or both.