Control Impact Matrix

The Control Impact Matrix is a tool designed to help teams or groups evaluate and prioritize ideas. This matrix provides a structured framework for assessing the potential impact and level of control you have over each idea in relation to the problem being addressed.

Using the Strategic Impact Matrix, participants can categorize ideas into different quadrants, such as "High Impact, Easy to Control" or "Low Impact, Hard to Control" allowing them to focus their efforts on ideas that are most likely to contribute to a meaningful solution.

How to use the Control Impact Matrix:

  • Use the Control Impact Matrix when you are narrowing down your selections of ideas.

  • Begin by listing all generated ideas in the matrix.

  • Then, assess each idea's impact and relevance to the problem or challenge.

  • Consider the ideas in the “High Impact, Easy to Control” as the most valuable, followed by the “Medium Impact, Easy to Control” and the “High Impact, Medium to Control”.

  • Eliminate (or improve upon) any ideas that do not fall within those three quadrants.

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