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Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Paper illustration of MORT Analysis with its method-specific working model.
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MORT Analysis
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
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.For a safety-relevant event or a system with high protection requirements, the method examines where controls failed. It exposes both technical and organizational gaps.In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 hMehrere Tage bis Wochen45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-63-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsMORT Worksheets, Findings per Branch, Corrective Actions, Systemic RecommendationsOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision Inputs
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StrategyAnalysisOptions
Root causeSafetySystemicIncident
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
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