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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Purposedifferent
When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min1-3 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsPESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic QuestionsAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
StrategyMarketAnalysis
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
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Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
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GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of Porter’s five competitive forces
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