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Paper illustration of a Polarity Map with two poles and four quadrants
Systems Thinking
Polarity Mapping
Paper illustration of a Business Model Canvas with nine connected compartments, a few notes and symbols for customers, delivery and economic relationships.
Business Strategy
Business Model Canvas
Purposedifferent
Polarity Mapping makes tensions between two opposing poles tangible, such as standardization and adaptation or control and autonomy. The method guards against making apparent either-or decisions prematurely.The Business Model Canvas condenses a business model to its key building blocks and assumptions. It makes variants quickly comparable and reveals gaps before validation or implementation begins.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timesame
1-2 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Polarity Map, Warning Signs, Balance ActionsBusiness Model Canvas, Assumption List, Business Hypotheses
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingTradeoffsLeadership
Business modelStrategyValueInnovation
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Paper illustration of a Strategy Canvas with several value curves
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Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
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Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
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