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Criterion
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Purposedifferent
With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-3 h45-90 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-55-302-84-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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