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Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis
Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Purposedifferent
PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends.A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation.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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Timedifferent
1-3 h2-4 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-103-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
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PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic QuestionsFuture Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved InjectionsAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes
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StrategyMarketAnalysis
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Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis