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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Scenario Planning |  Product Strategy Counter Metrics |  Systems Thinking VUCA Scan |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. | When a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 0.5-2 Tage | 30-60 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-6 | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | Counter Metric List, Guardrail Definitions | VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan |
Tags1 shared | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments | SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight |
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