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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Decision Making Option Framing |  Growth North Star Metric |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question. | When product teams track many metrics, the view of the actual customer outcome easily gets lost. A North Star Metric bundles growth, usage, and value contribution into one signal that makes the system's direction visible. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 45-120 min | 1-2 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs | North Star metric, Input metric tree, Measurement cadence | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison | GrowthMetricsAlignmentRetention | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |