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Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
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.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.
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MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h60-90 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-104-105-30
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas
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StrategyAnalysisOptions
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats
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Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis