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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Systems Thinking VUCA Scan |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-90 min | 1-2 h | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-10 | 1-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan |
Tagsno overlap | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight |