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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of VRIO Framework with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
VRIO Framework
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
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.The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions.In a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h90-180 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-83-610-50
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesVRIO Table, Strategic ActionsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction
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StrategyAnalysisPlanning
StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
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Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom