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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
A/B Testing workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
A/B Testing
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Purposedifferent
The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-4 Wochen1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-81-61-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
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GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop