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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Paper illustration of Three Horizons with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Three Horizons
Purposedifferent
When experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory.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.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
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen30-90 minHalbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ
Participantsdifferent
5-201-103-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineVUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning PlanHorizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight
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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration of a Strategy Canvas with several value curves
Business Strategy
Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas
Paper illustration of a Business Model Canvas with nine connected compartments, a few notes and symbols for customers, delivery and economic relationships.
Business Strategy
Business Model Canvas
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop