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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Growth A/B Testing |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. | When two variants compete, discussions quickly decide by taste rather than effect. A/B Testing checks behavior under controlled conditions and separates real improvement from chance or expectation effects. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | High | High |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 2-4 h | 1-4 Wochen | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | Experiment results, Decision log, Learning summary | Leverage Map, Action Strategy |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | ExperimentsGrowthAnalyticsValidation | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy |