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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking VUCA Scan |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |  Business Strategy Scenario Planning |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 0.5-2 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 2-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options |
Tags1 shared | SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight | StrategyMarketAnalysis | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning |
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