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Paper illustration of Porter’s five competitive forces
Business Strategy
Porter Five Forces
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
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 VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation.Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-102-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Five Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic OptionsVUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning PlanAssumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan
Tagsno overlap
StrategyCompetitionMarket
SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery
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Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
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Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
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Red Teaming method illustration showing its working structure
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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
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