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Criterion
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 Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Purposedifferent
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 statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario.
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Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 hHalf day
Participantsdifferent
3-81-83-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision RationaleStress Test Report, Action Plan per Scenario
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OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
SensemakingDecisionRationale
StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis
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A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
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Decision Making
Red Teaming
Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
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Business Strategy
VRIO Framework