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Criterion
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Purposedifferent
When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins.The TOWS Matrix connects internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats into action-oriented strategies. It goes a step further than a pure stocktaking.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-120 min1-2 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-103-103-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanTOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options
Tagsno overlap
Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions
StrategyAnalysisOptions
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
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Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
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Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis