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Criterion
Paper illustration of a SWOT matrix with four separated quadrants and marked strategic options.
Business Strategy
SWOT Analysis
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of a Strategy Canvas with several value curves
Business Strategy
Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas
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 knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia.The Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas shows how an offering is positioned relative to the market. Differentiation thereby becomes tangible in value factors instead of merely being claimed.
Complexitydifferent
LowHighMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-4 Wochen15-60 min je Zyklus2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-126-30 Experten1-83-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action listExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action UpdatesStrategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions
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StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning
ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
DecisionChangeLearningStrategy
StrategyPositioningInnovationValue
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