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Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Purposedifferent
Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-3 h45-90 min60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-122-83-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
System Map, Dependencies, Leverage PointsAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment Backlog
Tagsno overlap
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
GrowthRetentionConversion
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Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Funnel Analysis workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Funnel Analysis