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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Product Discovery Smoke Test |  Decision Making OODA Loop |  Decision Making Force Field 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 demand only needs to be roughly verified, it tests interest with minimal effort. It measures whether people would take a next step at all. | In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-5 Tage | 15-60 min je Zyklus | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | Nutzertraffic | 1-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Interest Metrics, Conversion Signal, Learning Note | Situation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | ValidationExperimentsDemandGrowth | DecisionChangeLearningStrategy | ChangeDecisionStrategy |