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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Independent contributions form an ordered group priority list.
Facilitation
Nominal Group Technique
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Purposedifferent
The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting.With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.
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45-90 min60-120 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-85-121-5
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
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Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesRanked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group PriorityABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List
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GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
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Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
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Facilitation
1-2-4-All
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Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of ICE Scoring with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
ICE Scoring