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Criterion
Paper illustration of Three Horizons with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Three Horizons
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration of a Strategy Canvas with several value curves
Business Strategy
Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas
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.In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.The Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas shows how an offering is positioned relative to the market. Differentiation thereby becomes tangible in value factors instead of merely being claimed.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ20–45 min45-90 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-12Small cross-functional group2-83-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource planRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesStrategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions
Tagsno overlap
StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
StrategyPositioningInnovationValue
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