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Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning
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 of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Purposedifferent
GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list.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.When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
Wochen bis Monate je Goal45-90 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-83-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reportsImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list
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RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
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