Against all the other options
Against all the other options
Picking the 2x2 axes
top right, the least attractive options in the bottom left, the other two the “can’t have the best actually have 4 distinct options that can be grouped according to 2 axes? Many situations have only 3 options, where the 4th option that is suggested by your framework is actually not meaningful in Two by two matrices are a popular tool rank options. Watch out when to use them though: Do you
The ponder slide
the columns, arguments in the rows Group the options and arguments somehow, sort options by risk emailed around and read on screens. Strategic decisions are usually a careful trade-off between options ones stand out. Label your options and arguments for the audience with the Benefit of Knowledge the options so that the answers are in the same direction: I usually pick positive ones: no are ready for decision time. How to design a good decision slide for these people? A table: options in
News photos for bargain prices
options for use in presentations. A great alternative for over-sued and cheesy stock images. And the ? Because the licensing options are set for high-volume print runs or web sites. Usually
Matching text and image colours
options: Pick a different image (search for “orange” in Unsplash for example) Use grayscale images Or
How to speed up PowerPoint by switching off live preview
the Office button (top left) Select PowerPoint options Uncheck the live preview box (PowerPoint 2007)
Branching out
- and only if necessary - add more variations and options. In most cases, the audience is not , starting with a layout of all the options is either frightening or confusing (probably both). Instead
This, this, this, this, and this!
be not 100% certain of which growth options you are going to use 5 years from now. Present the most and introduce future growth options. If there are lots, rank/time them somehow. And yes, it is OK to
What do you think of the new layout?
time, Google will bring back more options for tweaking. On balance, I think I will stick with the drop down menu at the top left of this page you can play around with a number of viewing options
Blunt sentences
about the options. The discussion will flow even better if you can find catchy 1-word labels for each things to a conclusion. The first step in these situations is actually to establish what the options of the strategic options. After the meeting, a volunteer can take all that away, turn it into a traditional management theory approach is to draw up some table with the options, and write down
Make over: managing complex change
arrow) to show that other options are a dead end road I have uploaded this chart to the SlideMagic
Slide idea - global expansion!
), go to format, text effect, "can down" (somewhere in the middle right). Go back to format, select glow, glow options and set a color (I picked black).
Data chart consistency
There are many options to format a data chart: write million or m, put percentages in columns or
One framework fits all?
. Most people try to force some sort of uniform framework to discuss all options: market potential
AI's strength: categorizing
into tables of short points. “Please summarize the pros and cons of both options discussed in the
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Moving a business audience
for discussion, options that include "this is not how the industry does things". This can sometimes and what not, you can put things in perspective. Being complete, putting up all the available options involves 2nd and 3rd order effects: especially when discussing scenarios, game theory, options
"Why are 2x2 so popular in consulting firms?"
you to think things through thoroughly for holes and overlaps, maybe you start with 2 options, add a options than a slide with 4 bullet points, a 5 dimensional space can get very complicated It forces third, take a step back and think what actually defines these 3 options, come up with the 2 axis
One audience
fundamental positioning of your business, product, project, idea and cut one of the two options.
A quick call with SlideMagic feedback?
going on. I have many options and ideas to take the app further, but I realize that dazzling technology
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