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Criterion
Paper illustration of Three Horizons with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Three Horizons
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
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 an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ10-20 min daily1-2 h Setup, laufend45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-12112-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource planDaily Plan, Time Estimates, Review NotesAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight
PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
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