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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Systems Thinking Behavior Over Time Graph |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots. | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 20-45 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-10 | 2-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Behavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics | StrategyMarketAnalysis |
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