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Criterion
Paper illustration for TOWS Matrix.
Business Strategy
TOWS Matrix
Paper illustration of System Dynamics Simulation with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Dynamics Simulation
A paper-based illustration representing Wardley Mapping with its core stages and visible working result.
Systems Thinking
Wardley 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.System Dynamics Simulation makes assumptions about time, delay, and feedback testable through experiments. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a simulation model and scenario reports.Wardley Mapping makes visible where an offering stands today and where it can evolve. The method connects user need, value chain, and evolution stages into a strategic basis for platform, build, or buy decisions.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 hMehrere Tage bis Wochen1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-101-5 Modellierende, Stakeholder asynchron2-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
TOWS Matrix, Strategic Options, Priority ActionsSimulation Model, Scenario ReportsWardley Map, Strategic Options, Evolution Notes
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StrategyAnalysisOptions
Systems thinkingDynamicsSimulationAnalysis
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Stock and Flow Diagram method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Stock and Flow Diagram
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
Causal Loop Diagram workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Systems Thinking
Causal Loop Diagram
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis