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Criterion
Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration of Futures Wheel with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Futures Wheel
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Purposedifferent
With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work.The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.The Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event.With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
Ongoing45-90 min60-120 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
1-202-83-101-5
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesAnsoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesFutures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic SignalsABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List
Tagsno overlap
SignalsOperationsVisual management
GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
ForesightSystems thinkingSignals
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
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