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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Porter Five Forces |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon. | 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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | Half day | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-12 | 3-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tags1 shared | StrategyCompetitionMarket | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | ChangeDecisionStrategy |