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Criterion
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas
Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Purposedifferent
In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.When a business context is still loosely outlined, it shapes language, responsibility, and integration space. It clarifies what belongs together and where a boundary needs to hold.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-120 min1-3 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-83-83-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsContext Canvas, Glossary, Integration NotesTOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions
Tagsno overlap
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesModeling
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Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis