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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Purposedifferent
The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.
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Timedifferent
45-90 min30-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-81-62-8
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report
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GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
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Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
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Delphi Method
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
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