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Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
Scenario Planning
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
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 topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.
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Timedifferent
0.5-2 Tage15-45 min1-3 h15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
4-121-102-83-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust OptionsMind Map, Topic Clusters, Open QuestionsGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesIdea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list
Tagsno overlap
StrategyUncertaintyPlanning
BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
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