Methodologies
Explore all methodologies in our collection and find the perfect thinking tools and practical frameworks for you
Total 49 Methodologies
Mental ModelsStrategic Analysis
First Principles Thinking is a mental model that breaks down problems to fundamental truths and reconstructs solutions from the ground up.
Disruptive Innovation
Strategic Design
Product Design
Technological Breakthrough
#Elon Musk #SpaceX
Project ManagementTeam Collaboration
An agile freame for efficient coolaboration and rapid delivery through short iterations and continuous feedback.
Strategic Planning
Software Development
Technology R&D
Product Design
Team Collaboration
#Agile #Project Management #Team Collaboration
Innovation MethodsTeam Collaboration
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.
Product Design
Team Collaboration
Strategic Planning
Technological Breakthrough
Advertising Creativity
Innovation MethodsThinking Models
Reverse thinking is a problem-solving approach that challenges conventions by looking at the opposite perspective, helping uncover creative and unconventional solutions.
Disruptive Innovation
Problem Solving
Strategic Planning
Learning Methods
Product Design
#innovation #reverse thinking #logical reasoning #out-of-the-box #creative thinking
Product Methods
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.
Product Validation
Market Testing
Risk Reduction
Rapid iteration
#product validation #lean startup #user feedback #rapid iteration
Project Management
Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) is a methodology that enables teams to deliver software faster and more reliably. By automating testing, building, and deployment processes, it reduces human errors and ensures safe, rapid releases to production.
Sofeware development
Team Collaboration
Rapid iteration
Automated testing & deployment
#Agile #Automation #DevOps #Delivery #Testing
Innovation MethodsProduct Methods
Design Thinking is a user-centered innovation methodology that emphasizes empathy, rapid iteration, and interdisciplinary collaboration to solve complex problems and drive product innovation.
Production innovation
UX design
Business model exploration
Education
#innovation #user-centered #prototyping #interdisciplinary #rapid iteration
Team CollaborationThinking Models
Six Thinking Hats, by Edward de Bono, is a parallel thinking tool that separates emotion, facts, risks, benefits, creativity, and process into six ‘hats’ to help individuals and teams make faster, more balanced decisions.
Product reviews
Strategy workshops
Postmortems
Brainstorming
Risk assessment
Decision meetings
#parallel thinking #collaboration #decision making #critical thinking #creative thinking #facilitation
Project Management
The PDCA Cycle is a continuous improvement methodology that uses four steps—Plan, Do, Check, Act—to enhance quality, optimize processes, and achieve sustainable growth.
Project management
Quality improvement
Process Optimization
Personal growth
#Continuous Improvement #Process Management #Quality Management #Strategy Execution
Goal Management
The SMART principle is a goal-setting framework that helps individuals and teams create Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound objectives to enhance execution and success.
Goal setting
Performance management
Study Planning
Project Planning
#goal setting #execution #management tool #growth methodology
Strategic Analysis
SWOT Analysis is a classic strategic tool that helps organizations or individuals identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to create effective strategies.
Strategic Planning
Market analysis
Personal development
Project evaluation
#strategy #marketing #business analysis #self-assessment
Problem Solving
The 5 Whys Analysis is a simple yet powerful technique that identifies the root cause of a problem by repeatedly asking “Why?”, commonly used in quality management and process improvement.
Qulity Management
Root Cause Analysis
Process Improvement
#root cause #Quality Management #Continuous Improvement #problem solving
Mental ModelsProblem Solving
Systems Thinking is a holistic approach that helps people understand complex problems by recognizing structures, causal relationships, and feedback loops within systems, avoiding fragmented solutions.
Complex problem-solving
Strategic Planning
organizational management
environmental protection
public policy
#Holistic view #Complex systems #Feedback loops #Causality #Mental models
Product MethodsStrategic Analysis
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.
Startup validation
Product development
Innovation management
#Startup #MVP #Business model #innovation #Experimentation
Innovation Methods
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.
Innovation design
Product development
Marketing
Personal learning
#innovation #creativity #brainstorming #product design
Problem SolvingThinking Models
Critical Thinking is a method of analyzing and evaluating ideas using logic, evidence, and reason to avoid biases, identify fallacies, and make better judgments.
Decision Making
Problem ayalysis
Strategic Planning
Communication
#critical thinking #reasoning #logic #analysis #decision-making
Strategic Analysis
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.
Business strategy
Market research
Macro-environmental analysis
#enternal environment #strategic tool #market analysis
Strategic AnalysisMental Models
Porter’s Five Forces Model is a classic strategic management tool that analyzes five competitive forces in an industry to help businesses identify competition dynamics and profit potential, guiding better strategic decisions.
Industry competition analysis
Strategic Planning
Corporate decision-making
#Stategic Management #Industry Anlysis #Competitive Advantage
Strategic AnalysisProblem SolvingMcKinsey
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.
Business strategy
Strategic Tool
Business Management
#Competitive Advantage #strategic tool #Business Management
Strategic AnalysisGoal Management
The BCG Matrix is a classic business strategy tool that categorizes products or business units into four types based on market growth rate and relative market share, helping companies optimize resource allocation and strategic decisions.
Business strategy
Portfolio management
Resource allocation
#stragetic tool #business portfolio #market analysis #growth rate
Learning Methods
The Learning Pyramid illustrates how different learning methods affect knowledge retention, showing the shift from passive listening to active practice, helping people discover the most effective way to learn.
Study Strategies
Training
Knowledge retention
Skill improvement
#Learning efficiency #Memory #Teaching method #Study skills
Learning MethodsThinking Models
The Feynman Technique is a learning strategy that tests understanding by explaining concepts in simple terms. Its core idea: if you can’t explain it simply, you don’t truly understand it.
Leanrning new knowledge
exam preparation
explanning complex concepts
self-checking understanding
#Feynman Technique #Learning Tips #Knowledge mastery #Teaching #Cognitive methods
Learning MethodsProductivity
Deliberate practice is an effective learning method that emphasizes clear goals, immediate feedback, and consistent challenges beyond the comfort zone to achieve skill breakthroughs.
Skill Learning
exam preparation
professional training
Sports improvement
#learning #training #skill improvement #psychology #effective pratice
Learning MethodsThinking Models
Mind Mapping is a visual and structured note-taking and thinking tool that helps organize information, spark creativity, and improve memory.
Knowledge organization
Learning & memory
Project Planning
Brainstorming
#visualization #note-taking #creativity #brainstorming
Thinking ModelsInnovation MethodsLearning Methods
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.
Innovation management
Leanrning new knowledge
cross-disciplinary thinking
Problem Solving
#analogy #cross-domain innovation #thinking tool #learning method
Learning Methods
The RIA Reading Method is an efficient strategy that helps readers move from surface-level reading to deep learning and application through three steps:
Efficient reading
Deep learning
Information extraction
#reading skills #efficient learning #knowledge management
Thinking ModelsLearning MethodsTeam CollaborationMcKinsey
The SCQA model, developed by McKinsey, is a structured communication and writing tool that organizes ideas through “Situation-Complication-Question-Answer” to ensure clarity and logical flow.
Presentations
Writing
Business Reports
Consulting
#SCQA #Structured Communication #Consulting #Writing Skills #Mickinsey
Thinking ModelsLearning Methods
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.”
Interview communication
Public Speaking
Brand Storytelling
Knowledge sharing
#storytelling #framework #comminication #interview skills #speech
Learning MethodsThinking Models
The Five Elements of Story are the core components that make up a complete narrative: characters, setting, plot, conflict, and theme. They help structure stories logically and make communication more engaging and impactful.
Writing
Public Speaking
Teaching
branding
Storytelling
#writing #storytelling #narrative #creativity
Learning MethodsTeam Collaboration
The STAR Interview Method (also known as the STAR Principle) is a structured technique that guides candidates to answer interview questions by outlining Situation, Task, Action, and Result.
Job Interviews
career growth
communication skills
#interview skills #STAR method #behavioral interview #career growth #comminication
Mental ModelsStrategic Analysis
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.
Complex decision-making
strategy development
conflict resolution
innovation thinking
#integrative thinking #innovation #decision-making #strategy #complex problems
Thinking ModelsStrategic Analysis
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.
Business strategy
branding
career planning
Production innovation
#Simon Sinek #Branding #Leadership #Business Thinking
Problem SolvingStrategic Analysis
5W1H and 5W2H are practical analysis tools. 5W1H helps clarify the full picture of a problem, while 5W2H focuses on execution with cost and quantity considerations, often applied in business management and project implementation.
Problem Solving
Project management
Quality improvement
Strategic Planning
#5W1H #5W2H #Analysis tool #Management method
Mental ModelsThinking Models
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.
Complex problem-solving
innovation thinking
strategy planning
interdisciplinary research
#multi-perspertive #interdisciplinary #innovation #system thinking
Strategic AnalysisGoal ManagementMcKinsey
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.
Project exexution
Crisis management
Business planning
Study Planning
#Project Management #action plan #Strategy Execution #management tool
Mental ModelsDecision Making
Leverage Thinking is a mindset that focuses on using limited resources to create outsized impact by identifying "leverage points" that amplify input-output efficiency.
Investment decisions
Entrepreneurship
time management
career planning
Resource allocation
#leverage #investment #time management #entrepreneurship #efficiency
Mental ModelsProblem SolvingMcKinsey
The MECE Principle, introduced by McKinsey, is a structured thinking method that emphasizes "Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive”
Strategy consulting
Structured thinking
business analysis
Communication
#logical thinking #structured analysis #Mickinsey #framework
Thinking ModelsLearning Methods
The SRAR Model is a structured approach for learning and communication. It uses four steps (Situation, Reason, Action, Result) to help organize thoughts, summarize knowledge, and express ideas clearly.
Leanrning new knowledge
Note-taking
reflection
writing pratice
#learning method #knowledge management #communication skill
Strategic AnalysisInnovation MethodsMcKinsey
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.
Corporate strategy planning
business innovation
long-term growth planning
#strategy #innovation management #business growth
Strategic AnalysisTeam CollaborationMcKinsey
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.
Corporate strategy planning
organizational change
team collabroration optimization
#Mickinsey #organizational management #strategic planning #business diagnosis
Strategic AnalysisProblem Solving
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.
Complex problem-solving
strategy planning
consulting analysis
research
#problem decomposition #logic tree #consulting method #strategy tool
Team CollaborationManagement
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.
Team management
Leadership development
Talent cultivation
organizational change
#Leadership stype #team management #leadership development #management model
Team CollaborationStrategic Analysis
The Leadership Pipeline framework highlights how organizations should develop leaders at each management level, building a systematic pathway for leadership growth and succession planning.
Corporate talent development
organizational management
leadership growth
succession planning
#Leadership #talent pipeline #manager training #succession planning #organizational capability
Strategic AnalysisTeam Collaboration
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 strategy
Team management
customer relations
Project exexution
#management model #strategic tool #Team Collaboration #customer relations #4C #marketing
Team CollaborationGoal Management
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.
Coaching
Career Development
Performance Improvement
Team management
#GROW Model #Coaching #Leadership #Performance Coaching #Career Planning
Strategic AnalysisProblem Solving
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.
Business strategy
Problem diagnosis
project analysis
Decision Making
#strategic tool #analysis framework #problem solving
Goal Management
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.
Team Collaboration
Personal growth
Organizational stretegy execution
#goal management #performance management #Strategy Execution
Goal Management
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.
corporate performance evaluation
team goal setting
personal performance review
#KPI #performance metrics #goal management #performance review
Strategic AnalysisGoal Management
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.
Strategy execution
performance measurement
team alignment
#strategy #Performance Coaching #KPI #Project Management #scorecard