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Paper illustration of an IBIS map with issues, positions and arguments
Knowledge Modeling
IBIS
Paper illustration of VRIO Framework with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
VRIO Framework
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Purposedifferent
IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus.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.When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-3 h90-180 min1-4 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
2-83-66-30 Experten
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Issue Map, Positions, Argument NotesVRIO Table, Strategic ActionsExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes
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RationaleKnowledgeDecision
StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
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Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of a Business Model Canvas with nine connected compartments, a few notes and symbols for customers, delivery and economic relationships.
Business Strategy
Business Model Canvas