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Criterion
Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
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.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.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.
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1-2 hHalf day30-60 min
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TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsLeverage Map, Action StrategyPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
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StrategyAnalysisOptions
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S