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Scenario diagnostic

Would your business model survive?

Most business models are validated against today. This one puts yours against the futures that could break it — one component at a time — and shows you exactly where it snaps.

Peer-reviewed method

Haaker et al., Futures (2017)

  1. 1Describe your business model
  2. 2Pick 3-5 uncertainties
  3. 3Map what each one touches
  4. 4Build the heat map
  5. 5Read the patterns
  6. 6Fix what breaks

It tests components, not vibes

Your revenue streams, channels, key partners and cost structure are each judged separately. A model rarely fails everywhere at once — it fails at one joint.

Both extremes, every time

Each uncertainty is tested at both ends. When a component fails at both ends, no scenario saves you: that is a redesign you already owe yourself.

Impact, not prediction

The method deliberately ignores how likely a future is. It asks what happens to you if it arrives — which is the part you can act on.

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