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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
A paper-based illustration representing Wardley Mapping with its core stages and visible working result.
Systems Thinking
Wardley Mapping
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.Wardley Mapping makes visible where an offering stands today and where it can evolve. The method connects user need, value chain, and evolution stages into a strategic basis for platform, build, or buy decisions.
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LowMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesWardley Map, Strategic Options, Evolution Notes
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StrategySystems thinkingDynamics
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