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Paper illustration of Porter’s five competitive forces
Business Strategy
Porter Five Forces
Paper illustration of an eight-panel idea sheet with varied sketches beside a timer set to eight minutes.
Innovation
Crazy 8s
Purposedifferent
Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points.With only a few minutes available and a still-fuzzy solution search, the method forces a wide range of variants. It produces fast sketches before the first idea can settle in, making different directions directly comparable and open to further development.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h8-15 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic OptionsSketch Set, Idea Shortlist, Direction Options
Tagsno overlap
StrategyCompetitionMarket
BrainstormingSketchingSpeedDivergenceDesign sprint
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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
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A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
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Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
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