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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
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 three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h15-45 min45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-83-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, DifferentiatorsOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix