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| Criterion |  Business Strategy TOWS Matrix |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The TOWS Matrix connects internal strengths and weaknesses with external opportunities and threats into action-oriented strategies. It goes a step further than a pure stocktaking. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 45-90 min | 2-4 h | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-8 | 3-10 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan |
Tags1 shared | StrategyAnalysisOptions | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight |