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Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Paper illustration for Intervention Mapping.
Systems Thinking
Intervention Mapping
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.Intervention Mapping translates a need for change into a planned, evaluable program. The method connects target group, determinants, actions, and measurement into a traceable chain.
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MediumHigh
Timedifferent
1-2 h1-5 Tage
Participantsdifferent
3-104-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsLogic Model, Change Objectives, Intervention Components, Evaluation Plan
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StrategyAnalysisOptions
ChangeSystems thinkingCapability
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