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Paper illustration of Porter’s five competitive forces
Business Strategy
Porter Five Forces
Iceberg Model method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Iceberg Model
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.The Iceberg Model separates visible events from patterns, structures, and mental models. This turns a single observation into a deeper understanding of why a problem keeps recurring.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-10
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic OptionsIceberg Worksheet, Pattern Notes, Intervention Ideas
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StrategyCompetitionMarket
Systems thinkingRoot causePatterns
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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
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Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
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Paper illustration for Current Reality Tree
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Paper illustration of Family Tree Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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