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Paper illustration of Three Horizons with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Three Horizons
Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
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 a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ15-30 min Planung, laufend1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-1212-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource planBlocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight
PlanningTime managementFocus
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
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