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Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
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 knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.
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Timedifferent
1-2 h1-4 Wochen45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-106-30 Experten3-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop
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TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsExpert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption NotesForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes
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ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy
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Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
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