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Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
Scenario Planning
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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 three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
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Timedifferent
0.5-2 Tage15-45 min1-3 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
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Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust OptionsVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, DifferentiatorsGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
StrategyUncertaintyPlanning
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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