Model Explorer

Altman Z-Score (Bankruptcy Risk)

Edward Altman's formula for predicting the probability that a firm will go into bankruptcy within two years.

Used for: Bankruptcy risk screening for a credit-committee review +3 more

Black-Scholes Causal Chain

Models the causal impact of underlying asset price, strike price, volatility, and time to expiry on option pricing.

Used for: Sensitivities (Greeks) for an options book +3 more

CAPM Asset Pricing

Capital Asset Pricing Model — causal structure linking systematic risk, market conditions, and expected returns.

Used for: Cost-of-equity calculation for a DCF +3 more

DCF Value Drivers

Discounted Cash Flow value driver tree — causal decomposition of how revenue growth, margins, and capital efficiency drive intrinsic firm value.

Used for: Intrinsic valuation of a target company +3 more

Dividend Signaling

Models the causal impact of dividend changes on market perception of future earnings and stock price.

Used for: Interpreting a sudden dividend hike or cut as a signal +3 more

DuPont Analysis

Decomposes Return on Equity (ROE) into three causal drivers: profit margin, asset turnover, and financial leverage.

Used for: Decomposing ROE into margin, turnover, and leverage +3 more

Real Options Valuation

Strategic flexibility framework for valuing the right (but not the obligation) to expand, defer, or abandon projects.

Used for: Valuing a deferred R&D investment +3 more

WACC Optimization

Models the causal drivers of the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC), balancing cost of equity and debt.

Used for: Capital-structure decisions (debt vs. equity) +3 more

Working Capital Cycle

Cash conversion cycle model — how inventory, receivables, and payables management causally drive liquidity and operational efficiency.

Used for: Cash-conversion-cycle benchmarking for a CFO +3 more

Bass Diffusion Model

Frank Bass's model for new product adoption, driven by innovators (coefficient p) and imitators (coefficient q).

Used for: Forecasting adoption curves for new consumer products +4 more

Brand Equity (Aaker Model)

David Aaker's framework for brand equity focusing on awareness, loyalty, perceived quality, and associations.

Used for: Diagnosing weak dimensions of brand equity +3 more

Customer Acquisition Funnel

AIDA-derived causal funnel model — how awareness flows through interest, desire, and action to drive conversion and retention.

Used for: Diagnosing drop-off between awareness and purchase +3 more

Customer Lifetime Value Drivers

Causal model of the factors driving customer lifetime value — how satisfaction, engagement, and service quality compound into long-term revenue.

Used for: Allocating marketing spend across acquisition vs. retention +3 more

Marketing Mix (4P)

McCarthy's 4P framework — how Product, Price, Place, and Promotion interact causally to drive market performance.

Used for: Go-to-market planning for a new product launch +3 more

NPS Causal Drivers

Models the causal relationships between service quality, product satisfaction, and the Net Promoter Score (NPS).

Used for: Identifying which customer experiences move NPS +3 more

Product-Market Fit (PMF)

Models the causal drivers of PMF, focusing on user retention, organic growth, and product-market resonance.

Used for: Diagnosing whether a startup has reached product-market fit +3 more

RFM Customer Loyalty Drivers

Causal drivers of Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) based on Recency, Frequency, and Monetary segments.

Used for: Segmenting customers by Recency, Frequency, Monetary value +3 more

SEO Success Drivers

Causal model of search engine optimization drivers including content, authority, and technical factors.

Used for: Prioritizing on-page vs. off-page SEO investments +3 more

Meta Logic

Librarian GTM Readiness

Models the causal drivers required to transition the Librarian from a private engine to a market-dominant SaaS platform.

Used for: Pre-launch readiness self-assessment for a B2B product +3 more

Meta Logic

Librarian Internal Capability Model

Models the Librarian's own ability to perform strategic analysis based on its internal components and data quality.

Used for: Internal capability audit before scaling a knowledge-driven team +3 more

JIT Operations Efficiency

Causal drivers of Just-In-Time (JIT) manufacturing efficiency, focusing on inventory, lead times, and throughput.

Used for: Lean manufacturing transformation initiatives +3 more

Six Sigma Process Quality

Models the impact of DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) interventions on process defect rates.

Used for: Process improvement projects in manufacturing and services +3 more

Supply Chain Risk Model

Causal model of supply chain disruption risk — how supplier concentration, geographic spread, inventory buffers, and demand variability interact to drive supply chain resilience.

Used for: Mapping single points of failure in a supply network +3 more

Theory of Constraints

Goldratt's Theory of Constraints — how system bottlenecks causally limit throughput and how focused improvement drives performance.

Used for: Identifying the bottleneck in a production line +3 more

TQM Quality Drivers

Models the causal drivers of Total Quality Management (TQM), linking leadership, training, and process control to customer satisfaction.

Used for: Building a culture of continuous improvement +3 more

Warehouse Utilization

Causal drivers of warehouse efficiency, linking storage density, picking speed, and turnover rates.

Used for: Slotting strategy to reduce picker travel +3 more

Organization

Herzberg Two-Factor Motivation

Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory — how motivator factors (achievement, recognition) and hygiene factors (salary, conditions) independently drive employee satisfaction, produ...

Used for: Compensation and benefits redesign +3 more

Organization

Technology Adoption Lifecycle

Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations + Moore's Chasm model — how technology spreads through adopter segments and the causal factors driving successful adoption.

Used for: Segmenting customers by adoption readiness +3 more

Flow State Dynamics

Csikszentmihalyi's model of human experience, balancing challenge level vs skill level to reach Flow.

Used for: Designing knowledge-work environments and rituals +3 more

Loss Aversion (Prospect Theory)

Kahneman and Tversky's model showing that the pain of losing is twice as powerful as the joy of gaining.

Used for: Pricing presentation (anchoring on losses vs. gains) +3 more

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Abraham Maslow's framework for human motivation, where fulfillment of lower-order needs causes the emergence of higher-order needs.

Used for: Framing employee-value-propositions in HR communications +3 more

Nudge Theory (Choice Architecture)

Thaler and Sunstein's concept of using choice architecture to influence behavior without restricting choices.

Used for: Default-setting in retirement savings enrollment +3 more

Theory of Planned Behavior

Icek Ajzen's model linking beliefs and behavior via attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control.

Used for: Predicting adoption of healthy or sustainable behaviors +3 more

Ansoff Matrix Strategy

Igor Ansoff's Product/Market Expansion Grid for identifying growth opportunities through market penetration, product development, market development, and diversification.

Used for: Choosing a growth strategy in a board-level planning session +3 more

BCG Growth-Share Matrix

Boston Consulting Group model for portfolio management focusing on relative market share and industry growth rate.

Used for: Portfolio review across a multi-business-unit corporation +3 more

Blue Ocean Strategy

Kim and Mauborgne's framework for creating uncontested market space and making competition irrelevant via Value Innovation.

Used for: Identifying uncontested market space in a saturated industry +3 more

Disruptive Innovation

Clayton Christensen's model where a new entrant with simpler/cheaper tech captures the low-end of a market and then moves upmarket to displace incumbents.

Used for: Assessing whether a startup's product threatens incumbents +3 more

Game Theory: Tit-for-Tat Rivalry

Models the causal dynamics of cooperative vs competitive behavior in a repeated game scenario between two rivals.

Used for: Modeling pricing wars between oligopolistic competitors +3 more

PESTLE Macro Analysis

Causal model of the six PESTLE macro-environmental forces (Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, Environmental) driving business environment dynamics.

Used for: Scanning the macro-environment for an annual strategy refresh +3 more

Porter's Five Forces

Michael Porter's framework for analyzing competitive intensity and industry attractiveness through five structural forces.

Used for: Industry attractiveness analysis before market entry +4 more

Porter's Value Chain

Causal model of Porter's Value Chain — how primary and support activities create competitive advantage and firm value.

Used for: Cost-driver analysis across primary and support activities +3 more

SWOT Dynamics

Dynamic causal model of SWOT analysis — how internal strengths/weaknesses interact with external opportunities/threats to drive strategic outcomes.

Used for: Quarterly strategic review for a single product line +3 more

Supply Chain

Bullwhip Effect (Supply Chain)

Information distortion in supply chains where small fluctuations in retail demand cause larger fluctuations at the wholesale, distributor, and manufacturer levels.

Used for: Explaining demand amplification upstream in a supply chain +3 more

Cyber Security Impact

Causal model of vulnerability, threat, and mitigation impact on the probability of significant financial loss.

Used for: Quantifying breach impact in a risk register +3 more

Gartner Hype Cycle

Models the lifecycle of technology adoption through phases: Innovation Trigger, Peak of Inflated Expectations, Trough of Disillusionment, Slope of Enlightenment, and Plateau of ...

Used for: Framing a technology's maturity for executive briefings +3 more

Innovation Funnel

Models the survival and transformation of ideas into market-ready products through screening and development.

Used for: Stage-gate management of an R&D portfolio +3 more

Metcalfe's Law (Network Value)

The value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users (n^2).

Used for: Valuing network-effects businesses vs. linear ones +3 more

Moore's Law (Compute Economics)

Gordon Moore's observation that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles every two years, driving down compute costs.

Used for: Long-range capacity planning for compute infrastructure +3 more

Network Effects & Platform Dynamics

Causal model of multi-sided platform dynamics — how user acquisition, network effects, and platform quality drive winner-take-all market outcomes.

Used for: Evaluating defensibility of a marketplace or platform +3 more

Platform Dynamics

Models the supply-side and demand-side network effects that drive platform growth and market lock-in.

Used for: Designing APIs and developer ecosystems +3 more

SaaS Unit Economics

Causal model of LTV, CAC, and Payback Period for subscription-based business models.

Used for: CAC payback and LTV/CAC sanity-checks for a SaaS board +3 more