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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
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
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.When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.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.
Complexitydifferent
HighLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
0.5-2 Tage15-45 min45-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
4-122-83-84-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust OptionsVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, DifferentiatorsImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
StrategyUncertaintyPlanning
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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