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| Criterion |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | 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. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-12 | 1-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ChangeDecisionStrategy | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | SensemakingDecisionRationale | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio |