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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Facilitation Storytelling |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Delivery Communication Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | When an insight needs to have an effect, storytelling translates dry facts into a comprehensible development. It combines context, tension, and consequence into a form that people remember and pass on more easily. | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. | When many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 45-120 min | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-6 | 2-8 | 2-6 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Communication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning |