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Criterion
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
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.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.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 min1-2 h Setup, laufend1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-813-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineTOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions
Tagsno overlap
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
StrategyAnalysisOptions
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Business Strategy
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Weekly Review
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ALPEN Method
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Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard