All 100+ frameworks

SWOT Analysis

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

Pros / Cons

Two-column weighing

Eisenhower Matrix

Urgent vs. important, four quadrants

OKR

Objective + key results

SMART Goals

Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound

5 Whys

Ask why five times

Maslow's Hierarchy

Physical → safety → love → esteem → self-actualization

Pareto Analysis

80/20 vital few vs. trivial many

RICE

Reach × Impact × Confidence ÷ Effort

Decision Tree

Branching outcomes and probabilities

Lean Canvas

One-page business model

Business Model Canvas

Customers, value, channels, costs, revenue

Pre-mortem

Imagine the failure first

Ikigai

Love, good at, world needs, paid for

Porter's Five Forces

Industry rivalry, suppliers, buyers, entrants, substitutes

BCG Matrix

Growth-share quadrants: stars, cows, dogs, question marks

Six Thinking Hats

Facts, feelings, risks, benefits, creativity, process

Mind Map

Radial branching of associations

Design Thinking

Empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test

Cost-Benefit

Monetize costs vs. benefits over time

OODA Loop

Observe, Orient, Decide, Act

First Principles

Reduce to atomic truths, rebuild up

Compounding

Small returns multiply over time

North Star Metric

One metric that captures the value

KPI Tree

Cascading north-star → input metrics

MoSCoW Method

Must, Should, Could, Won't

Kano Model

Basic, performance, delight features

ICE Score

Impact × Confidence × Ease

STAR Method

Situation, Task, Action, Result

AIDA

Attention, Interest, Desire, Action

PDCA Cycle

Plan, Do, Check, Act

Fishbone Diagram

Causes grouped under 6 Ms

Customer Journey Map

Stages × actions × thoughts × pains

Empathy Map

Says, thinks, feels, does

Jobs to be Done

Functional, social, emotional jobs

Value Proposition Canvas

Customer jobs, pains, gains × your offer

Build–Measure–Learn

Lean Startup feedback loop

Pirate Metrics (AARRR)

Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Referral, Revenue

Hooked Model

Trigger, action, reward, investment

Flywheel

Self-reinforcing loop of growth

Wheel of Life

Score 8 areas of life on 1–10

Dichotomy of Control

What you control vs. what you don't

Designing Your Life

Prototype 3 alternative life paths

Double Diamond

Discover · Define · Develop · Deliver

SCAMPER

Substitute, combine, adapt, modify, put to other use, eliminate, reverse

Crazy Eights

8 sketches in 8 minutes

How Might We

Reframe problems as opportunities

Occam's Razor

Prefer the simplest explanation

Antifragility

Some things gain from disorder

Black Swan Analysis

Surface unknown-unknowns

Pyramid Principle

Answer, supporting points, evidence

BLUF

Bottom Line Up Front

Cynefin Framework

Clear, complicated, complex, chaotic, confused

Ansoff Matrix

Product × market growth options

Blue Ocean Strategy

Eliminate, reduce, raise, create

Value Chain

Primary and support activities

PESTEL Analysis

Political, Economic, Social, Tech, Environmental, Legal

McKinsey 7S

Strategy, Structure, Systems, Skills, Staff, Style, Shared values

Balanced Scorecard

Financial, customer, internal, learning

Value vs Effort

Quick wins, big bets, fillers, time sinks

Three Horizons

Today's core, emerging, long-term bets

Wardley Mapping

Position components on evolution axis

GE-McKinsey Matrix

Industry attractiveness × business strength

VRIO Framework

Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, Organized

STP Marketing

Segmentation, Targeting, Positioning

Strategy Diamond

Arenas, vehicles, differentiators, staging, economic logic

WSJF

Cost of delay ÷ job size

Story Mapping

User journey backbone with slices

T-Shirt Sizing

XS, S, M, L, XL relative size

Buy a Feature

Give users virtual money to spend

Decision Matrix

Options scored across criteria

Weighted Decision Matrix

Decision matrix with criterion weights

Expected Value

Σ probability × outcome

Regret Minimization

Choose what you'd regret least at 80

10/10/10 Rule

Implications in 10 min, 10 mo, 10 yr

DACI

Driver, Approver, Contributor, Informed

Risk Matrix

Probability × impact

FMEA

Failure modes & effects analysis

Scenario Planning

Plan across 4 plausible futures

Bowtie Analysis

Causes → event → consequences

Stress Testing

Push assumptions to breaking point

Risk Register

Logged risks with owner and status

BHAG

Big Hairy Audacious Goal

GROW Model

Goal, Reality, Options, Will

12 Week Year

Treat each quarter as a year

Personal Kanban

To do · Doing · Done with WIP limits

80/20 Life

Which 20% drives 80% of life joy?

Values Clarification

Identify core personal values

Energy Audit

Track energy gained vs. drained

Fault Tree

AND/OR logic of failure paths

A3 Problem Solving

One-page Toyota problem report

DMAIC

Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control

Current Reality Tree

Logical tree of undesirable effects

Lateral Thinking

Provocations to break logic

TRIZ

40 inventive principles for contradictions

Reverse Brainstorming

How could we cause the problem?

Hanlon's Razor

Don't attribute to malice what stupidity explains

Chesterton's Fence

Don't remove what you don't understand

Circle of Competence

Know what you know — and don't