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Visual Management workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Operations
Visual Management
Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP 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.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.GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.
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LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
Ongoing45-120 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
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Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception CuesOption Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsGap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes
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SignalsOperationsVisual management
OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
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Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
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