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Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Paper illustration showing three sorted card stacks and an open question about a possible group.
UX Research
Card Sorting
Purposedifferent
SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them.When content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
3-12Based on research question
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action listContent groups, Label set, IA hypotheses
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
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