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Decision Making
Option Framing
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Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff 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 decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.
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MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-120 min60-120 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-84-102-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
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Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsDecision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes
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Business Strategy
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