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Criterion
Paper illustration for Golden Circle
Growth
Golden Circle
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Purposedifferent
In positioning and communication, what an offering actually stands for often becomes blurred. The Golden Circle sharpens a product's inner rationale and connects purpose, approach, and offering into a clear statement.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min45-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
1-82-82-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Why Statement, Messaging Notes, Positioning DraftAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report
Tagsno overlap
MarketingPositioningCommunication
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
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