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Criterion
Paper timeline with three dates, parallel lanes for work, signals and decisions, and labeled links.
Facilitation
Timeline
Paper illustration of Business Model Stress Test with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Business Model Stress Test
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB
Purposedifferent
When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time.A Business Model Stress Test checks how well a business model holds up under pressure and headwinds. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a stress-test report and action plan per scenario.DIBB helps clarify target groups, value, goals, and priorities by making the logic behind a decision explicit. It captures results as a DIBB document, belief list, bet list, and learning report.
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Timedifferent
30-90 minHalf day1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-123-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Timeline, Milestones, Insight NotesStress Test Report, Action Plan per ScenarioDIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report
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TimelineFacilitationSequence
StrategyBusiness modelRiskDiagnosis
StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis
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Paper illustration of an assumption matrix with prioritized test cards
Decision Making
Assumption Surfacing
Paper illustration of Value Chain Analysis with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
Paper illustration of VRIO Framework with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
VRIO Framework
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping