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| Criterion |  Business Strategy TOWS Matrix |  Product Strategy DIBB |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  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. | 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. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-2 h | Half day | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-8 | 3-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority Actions | DIBB document, Belief list, Bet list, Learning report | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tags1 shared | StrategyAnalysisOptions | StrategyDecisionAssumptionsHypothesis | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | ChangeDecisionStrategy |