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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
Purposedifferent
The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.When a domain model and its associated contexts need to be thought through together, it creates a shared overview. It connects the business view and organizational boundary into a readable whole.
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Timedifferent
45-90 min60-120 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-82-83-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next ExperimentsDomain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership Map
Tagsno overlap
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries
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Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree