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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 TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
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.The TOWS Matrix connects internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats into action-oriented strategies. It goes a step further than a pure stocktaking.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-2 h30-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-83-102-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsTOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision BoundariesDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report
Tagsno overlap
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
StrategyAnalysisOptions
ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
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