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Criterion
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Purposedifferent
With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on.The TOWS Matrix connects internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats into action-oriented strategies. It goes a step further than a pure stocktaking.When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.
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20-45 min1-2 h1-4 Wochen1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
1-83-106-30 Experten2-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ownership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching NotesTOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report
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