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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 Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
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 many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h60-90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-104-102-8
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
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StrategyAnalysisOptions
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis