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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration for Smoke Test.
Product Discovery
Smoke Test
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Purposedifferent
The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.When demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all.A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario.
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Timedifferent
45-90 min1-5 TageHalf day
Participantsdifferent
2-8Nutzertraffic3-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesInterest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning NoteStress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario
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GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth
StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis
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Paper illustration of a calm four-quadrant Assumption Map with hypothesis cards and emphasis on important assumptions with little evidence.
Product Discovery
Assumption Mapping
Paper illustration for Fake Door Test
Product Discovery
Fake Door Test
Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis