This presentation introduces the tool of "9 Thinking Caps." Based on the gaming platform of Business TicTacToe, the 9 Thinking Caps refer to the 9 cells of the Business TicTacToe. The tool of the 9 Thinking Caps can be used to comprehensively explain why some projects achieve extraordinary success while others fail. By uniquely labeling each cell, one can visually organize and manage ideas for projects in any domain especially Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, Business Model Innovation, and Product Innovation.

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Business
TicTacToe
WHAT
IS
OUR
ISSUE/PROBLEM/VISION/WINNING
ASPIRATION?
………………………..…..………………………..
SYSTEM
(Means:
How?)
ECOSYSTEM
(Ways:
What?)
SUPERECOSYSTEM
(End:
Why?)
Job
To
Get
Done
(JTGD):
……………..…………………………………………………………………………………………
Success
Criteria:
……………………………………………..
Stopping
Rule:
……………………………
Project:
……………………………………………………………………………..
Date:
………………………………….
PAST
(Done;
Facts)
PRESENT
(Doing;
Facts)
FUTURE
(To
Do;
Hypotheses)
Present
Superecosystem
Present
System
Future
System
Present
Ecosystem
Future
Ecosystem
Future
Superecosystem
Past
Superecosystem
Past
System
Past
Ecosystem