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Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Paper illustration of VRIO Framework with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
VRIO Framework
Purposedifferent
Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth.SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them.The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions.
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Timedifferent
60-120 min30-60 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Flywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogSWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action listVRIO Table, Strategic Actions
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GrowthRetentionConversion
StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability
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Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis