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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Purposedifferent
GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-83-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs
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StrategyAnalysisPlanning
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
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Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning