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| Criterion | ![]() Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix | ![]() Business Strategy Porter Five Forces | ![]() Facilitation Mind Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | 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. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 1-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | StrategyCompetitionMarket | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation |
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