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Criterion
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Purposedifferent
The Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event.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.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.
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MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
60-120 min45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-122-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes
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ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
ChangeDecisionStrategy
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
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Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of Three Horizons with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Three Horizons
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method