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Paper illustration of Three Horizons with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Three Horizons
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
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ABC Analysis
A 5 Whys working surface connects an observable problem with evidenced causes, marked uncertainty and concrete countermeasures with ownership.
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5 Whys
Purposedifferent
Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon.With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.For a single, hard-to-explain deviation, the method exposes the causal chain behind the visible symptom. It keeps the cause open until a controllable condition emerges instead of a mere description.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ30-60 min15-30 min
Participantsdifferent
3-121-52-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource planABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListRoot cause notes, Countermeasures
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StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
Root causeIncidentLeanProblem solving
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A3 Problem-Solving workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
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A3 Problem Solving
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
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Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration for Root Cause Analysis.
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Root Cause Analysis
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving