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Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
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.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess.
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Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min4-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-103-85-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic QuestionsImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsPrototype, Test Findings, Decision Rationale
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StrategyMarketAnalysis
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
Design sprintPrototypeValidationInnovation
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Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
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