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Criterion
Paper illustration of GIST Planning with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
GIST Planning
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
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 topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
Wochen bis Monate je Goal15-45 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-101-102-8
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reportsMind Map, Topic Clusters, Open QuestionsGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes
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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 Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
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Product Strategy
Counter Metrics