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Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
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 three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h15-45 min30-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
2-102-82-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic QuestionsVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, DifferentiatorsPower Interest Grid, Strategy per StakeholderGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
StrategyMarketAnalysis
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
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