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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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Delivery
Communication Plan
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Purposedifferent
The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result.
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45-90 min45-90 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
2-82-63-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions
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GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas