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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Systems Thinking Futures Wheel |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | The Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event. | Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points. | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 60-120 min | 1-3 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 2-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | StrategyCompetitionMarket | StrategyMarketAnalysis |