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Paper illustration of Porter’s five competitive forces
Business Strategy
Porter Five Forces
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
A3 Problem Solving
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.Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy.For a complex deviation with several people involved, the method bundles problem, analysis, and decision onto one page. It creates a shared working space where causes, countermeasures, and follow-up fit together.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 hHalf day45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-122-5
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic OptionsLeverage Map, Action StrategyA3 Report, Action Plan, Root Cause Analysis
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StrategyCompetitionMarket
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
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Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
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Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
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