Strategy Framework by KPI Clinic

Hambrick's Strategy Diamond

Answer five interlocking questions about your business strategy. When all facets are filled, get a pragmatic AI-powered assessment of coherence, gaps, and next moves — based on the framework by Donald Hambrick & James Fredrickson.

The Five Facets

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ArenasVehiclesDifferentiatorsStagingEconomic Logic
Facet 1

Arenas

Where will we be active?

Product categories, market segments, geographies, core technologies, value-creation stages.

Facet 2

Vehicles

How will we get there?

Organic growth, acquisitions, joint ventures, licensing, internal development.

Facet 3

Differentiators

How will we win in the marketplace?

Image, customization, price, styling, product reliability — what makes customers choose you.

Facet 4

Staging

What will be our speed and sequence?

Order of moves, pace, key milestones, early wins, sequencing of investments.

Facet 5

Economic Logic

How will we obtain our returns?

Premium prices, scale economies, scope/replication economies, low costs from proprietary methods.

Industry, company stage, size, or any constraints the AI should know about.

Fill all five facets to unlock the analysis.