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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
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Decision Making
Argument Mapping
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Decision Making
RAPID
Purposedifferent
The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.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.In complex management decisions, clarity is often missing about who recommends, who agrees, and who makes the decision. RAPID creates this assignment and stabilizes decisions across several levels.
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Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-83-12
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleRAPID Role Map, Recommendation, Decision Log
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GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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