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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Theory of Change |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Product Strategy GIST Planning |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Theory of Change translates a desired impact into a traceable chain of change. It makes assumptions, intermediate goals, and measurement points visible before a program is rolled out at scale. | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. | GIST Planning helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities. It links customer value, product logic, and decision priorities, and captures the result as goals, an idea bank, and a step-project list. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 1-3 h | Wochen bis Monate je Goal | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-10 | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Theory of Change Map, Assumptions, Outcome Measures | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Goals, Idea bank, Step-project list, Tasks, Learning reports | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | ImpactOutcomesSystems thinkingStrategy | StrategyMarketAnalysis | RoadmapOutcomesPlanningExperiments | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio |