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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | 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. | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | Half day | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list |
Tags1 shared | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning |
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