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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Systems Thinking VUCA Scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions. | The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | 1-3 h | 90-180 min | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 1-8 | 3-6 | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan |
Tagsno overlap | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | SensemakingDecisionRationale | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight |