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Criterion
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Purposedifferent
The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-4 Wochen1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-86-30 Experten5-302-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log
Tagsno overlap
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
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