Commonly Used Methodologies by Entrepreneurs

First Principles Thinking is a mental model that breaks down problems to fundamental truths and reconstructs solutions from the ground up.

An agile freame for efficient coolaboration and rapid delivery through short iterations and continuous feedback.

Brainstorming is a creative thinking method for teams that encourages open, judgment-free discussions to quickly generate numerous ideas, then filter for feasible solutions. Ideal for product design, team collaboration, strategic planning, and more to break fixed thinking patterns and spark innovation.

Reverse thinking is a problem-solving approach that challenges conventions by looking at the opposite perspective, helping uncover creative and unconventional solutions.

MVP (Minimum Viable Product) is a method of launching a basic version of a product with core features to quickly validate market demand and gather real user feedback at minimal cost.

Design Thinking is a user-centered innovation methodology that emphasizes empathy, rapid iteration, and interdisciplinary collaboration to solve complex problems and drive product innovation.

SWOT Analysis is a classic strategic tool that helps organizations or individuals identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to create effective strategies.

The Lean Startup is a methodology that helps entrepreneurs validate ideas quickly, reduce risks, and optimize resources by focusing on Minimum Viable Products (MVPs), rapid iterations, and data-driven decision-making.

The SCAMPER method is a creativity technique that stimulates innovation by exploring seven angles: Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to another use, Eliminate, and Rearrange.

Critical Thinking is a method of analyzing and evaluating ideas using logic, evidence, and reason to avoid biases, identify fallacies, and make better judgments.

PEST Analysis is a strategic framework that evaluates external factors—Political, Economic, Social, and Technological—to identify opportunities and threats in the macro-environment, enabling better strategic decisions.

Value Chain Analysis is a strategic management tool that breaks down a company's internal activities to identify key drivers of competitive advantage and optimize business performance.

Mind Mapping is a visual and structured note-taking and thinking tool that helps organize information, spark creativity, and improve memory.

Analogy Thinking is a way of reasoning by similarity. It helps people use knowledge from familiar domains to explore new ones, often applied in learning and innovation.

The STORY model is a structured storytelling framework that emphasizes clarity and persuasion through five steps: Setting, Task, Obstacle, Resolution, and Your Lesson. It complements rather than replaces the traditional “Five Elements of Story.”

Integrative Thinking is a decision-making model that emphasizes finding creative solutions beyond simple trade-offs. Instead of choosing between conflicting options or compromising, it seeks to integrate the best of both to create innovative outcomes.

The Golden Circle, proposed by Simon Sinek, starts with "Why" before moving to "How" and "What," helping individuals and organizations clarify purpose, inspire action, and strengthen influence.

The Plan of Action (POA) is a structured execution tool that helps individuals and teams transform goals into actionable steps, ensuring efficient implementation and greater control over outcomes.

Leverage Thinking is a mindset that focuses on using limited resources to create outsized impact by identifying "leverage points" that amplify input-output efficiency.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.