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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 Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
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 problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic.
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LowHighMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-4 Wochen60-180 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-64-20
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesExperiment results, Decision log, Learning summaryCynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes
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GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation
ComplexitySensemakingDecision
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Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
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Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping