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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Decision Making Delphi Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | High | High |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 45-90 min | Half day | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 3-12 | 6-30 Experten |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes |
Tags1 shared | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | ChangeDecisionStrategy | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy |