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Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Paper illustration of Five-Minute VC Check with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
5-Minuten VC-Check
Paper illustration of Porter’s five competitive forces
Business Strategy
Porter Five Forces
Purposedifferent
The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation.The 5-Minute VC Check clarifies opportunities and strategic options at the earliest idea stage. It compares problem quality, customer willingness to pay, alternatives, differentiation, and market potential, and captures the result as a VC-check note, go/sharpen/park decision, and risk list.Porter Five Forces analyzes the forces that shape competitive pressure and profitability in a market. The view of market structure goes beyond individual competitors and reveals systemic pressure points.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min5-15 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-101-52-8
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning PlanVC-check note, Go/sharpen/park decision, Risk and assumption list, Next validation stepFive Forces Analysis, Competitive Risks, Strategic Options
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SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
StartupValidationCompetition
StrategyCompetitionMarket
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Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration for Cynefin Workshop.
Decision Making
Cynefin Workshop
Paper illustration of Lean Startup with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Lean Startup
Paper illustration of a six-field PESTLE grid
Business Strategy
PESTLE Analysis