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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix | ![]() Facilitation Alignment Mapping | ![]() Growth Growth Experiment |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. | When growth ideas surface quickly, the temptation to build immediately instead of learning is high. A Growth Experiment frames an assumption so target group, lever, and measurement are clear before the first deployment. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-2 h | 1-2 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Experiment card, Result summary, Next bet |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | MarketingGrowthExperimentsLearning |
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