Better Thinking

Better Thinking

Master the frameworks, models, and techniques that shape smarter decisions.

Supports Chinese and English keywords, e.g. Agile, 设计思维

Methodology Categories

Product Methods

5 methodologies

User Experience

2 methodologies

Requirement Analysis

1 methodologies

Goal Management

7 methodologies

Strategic Analysis

18 methodologies

Problem Solving

8 methodologies

Team Collaboration

10 methodologies

Management

1 methodologies

Innovation Methods

6 methodologies

McKinsey

6 methodologies

Mental Models

7 methodologies

Thinking Models

12 methodologies

Decision Making

1 methodologies

Learning Methods

11 methodologies

Productivity

1 methodologies

Project Management

3 methodologies

Newest Methodologies

Product MethodsUser Experience
User Story Mapping

User Story Mapping is an Agile visualization tool that arranges user needs horizontally by user activities and vertically by priority, helping teams understand product value holistically and plan iterations effectively.

Product Manager
Scrum Master
UX designers
Development Teams
Product planning
Feature Prioritization
Sprint Planning
User Journey Design
#User Stories #Product backlog #Agile #User Journey
Product MethodsUser ExperienceRequirement Analysis
KANO Model

The KANO Model helps teams classify customer needs into different categories, enabling smarter prioritization and better product decisions.

Product Manager
UX designers
Entrepreneurs
Business analysts
Product requirement prioritization
UX design
Feature decision-making
Product planning
#kano model #customer satisfaction #product requirements #ux design
Goal Management
Key Performance Indicator（KPI）

KPI (Key Performance Indicator) is a measurable value that demonstrates how effectively an organization or individual is achieving key objectives. It’s the core tool in goal management and performance evaluation.

Managers
Project Manager
Human Resources
corporate performance evaluation
team goal setting
personal performance review
#KPI #performance metrics #goal management #performance review
Strategic AnalysisGoal Management
Balanced Scorecard(BSC)

The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) is a strategic management framework that translates an organization’s vision and strategy into measurable objectives across four perspectives: Financial, Customer, Internal Processes, and Learning & Growth.

Business managers
Managers
Leaders
Entrepreneurs
Human Resources
Strategy execution
performance measurement
team alignment
#strategy #Performance Coaching #KPI #Project Management #scorecard
Goal Management
Objectives and Key Results (OKR)

OKR (Objectives and Key Results) is a popular goal-setting methodology that helps organizations and individuals achieve strategy execution and continuous improvement through clear objectives and measurable key results.

Business managers
Project Manager
Team Leaders
Self-learners
Human Resources
Team Collaboration
Personal growth
Organizational stretegy execution
#goal management #performance management #Strategy Execution
Strategic AnalysisProblem Solving
TOPIC Model

The TOPIC Model is a systematic analytical framework that uses five dimensions (Theme, Objective, People, Insight, Change) to help teams clarify issues, set goals, and drive action.

Managers
Consultants
Entrepreneurs
Business strategy
Problem diagnosis
project analysis
Decision Making
#strategic tool #analysis framework #problem solving
Strategic AnalysisTeam Collaboration
Management 4C Model

The Management 4C Model focuses on Customer, Cost, Convenience, and Communication, serving as a management and marketing framework that helps organizations maintain a customer-centric balance in competitive markets.

Business managers
Project Manager
Marketing Planning
Entrepreneurs
Business strategy
Team management
customer relations
Project exexution
#management model #strategic tool #Team Collaboration #customer relations #4C #marketing
Team CollaborationGoal Management
GROW Coaching Model

The GROW Model is a classic coaching framework that guides individuals and teams to achieve growth and breakthroughs by clarifying Goals, understanding Reality, exploring Options, and committing to Will.

Business managers
Self-learners
Coaching
Career Development
Performance Improvement
Team management
#GROW Model #Coaching #Leadership #Performance Coaching #Career Planning
Team CollaborationManagement
Situational Leadership Model

The Situational Leadership Model, developed by Hersey and Blanchard, emphasizes that leaders should adapt their leadership style based on team members’ competence and commitment to achieve optimal performance.

Business managers
Team Leaders
Entrepreneurs
Team management
Leadership development
Talent cultivation
organizational change
#Leadership stype #team management #leadership development #management model
Team CollaborationStrategic Analysis
The Leadership Pipeline

The Leadership Pipeline framework highlights how organizations should develop leaders at each management level, building a systematic pathway for leadership growth and succession planning.

Entrepreneurs
Business managers
Corporate talent development
organizational management
leadership growth
succession planning
#Leadership #talent pipeline #manager training #succession planning #organizational capability
Strategic AnalysisProblem Solving
Issue Tree / Problem Tree

The Issue Tree is a structured analysis tool that breaks down complex problems into smaller, manageable parts in a tree-like structure to identify root causes and solutions.

Managers
Consultants
Product Manager
Students
Complex problem-solving
strategy planning
consulting analysis
research
#problem decomposition #logic tree #consulting method #strategy tool
Strategic AnalysisInnovation MethodsMcKinsey
Three Horizons Strategy

The Three Horizons Strategy is a framework balancing short-term performance and long-term innovation by managing "current core business," "emerging opportunities," and "future options" to ensure sustainable growth.

Business managers
Entrepreneurs
Consultants
Product Manager
Corporate strategy planning
business innovation
long-term growth planning
#strategy #innovation management #business growth
Strategic AnalysisTeam CollaborationMcKinsey
mckinsey-7s-framework

The McKinsey 7S Framework is an organizational analysis tool that examines seven elements—strategy, structure, systems, staff, skills, style, and shared values—to help businesses diagnose and optimize performance.

Business managers
Consultants
Entrepreneurs
Team Leaders
Corporate strategy planning
organizational change
team collabroration optimization
#Mickinsey #organizational management #strategic planning #business diagnosis
Mental ModelsProblem SolvingMcKinsey
MECE Principle

The MECE Principle, introduced by McKinsey, is a structured thinking method that emphasizes "Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive”

Consultants
Managers
Students
Creators
Strategy consulting
Structured thinking
business analysis
Communication
#logical thinking #structured analysis #Mickinsey #framework
Mental ModelsThinking Models
Multiple Thinking Model

The Multiple Thinking Model is an approach that integrates diverse ways of thinking to understand and solve problems, emphasizing perspectives from different disciplines to overcome the limitations of single-lens thinking.

Business managers
Strategists
Complex problem-solving
innovation thinking
strategy planning
interdisciplinary research
#multi-perspertive #interdisciplinary #innovation #system thinking