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| Criterion | ![]() Systems Thinking Leverage Points | ![]() Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix | ![]() Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | Half day | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list |
Tags1 shared | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning |
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