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Criterion
Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Paper illustration for Flywheel.
Growth
Flywheel
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
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.Growth often breaks down where a reinforcing mechanism builds up too much friction. A Flywheel shows the cycle of value, repetition, and reinforcement meant to sustain growth.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h60-120 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-103-81-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsFlywheel Map, Friction Points, Growth Levers, Experiment BacklogDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List
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GrowthRetentionConversion
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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Paper illustration of DIBB with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
DIBB