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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
Scenario Planning
Purposedifferent
Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.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.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down30-90 min1-3 h0.5-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
2-4 pro Pitch1-102-84-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomesVUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning PlanGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesScenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options
Tagsno overlap
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
StrategyUncertaintyPlanning
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