The Esketit Matrix

A compass for opportunity decision making.

The Tools:
Explore
Exploit
Escape
Experiment

Search for an Entrance or Exit.
Extract Value or Information.

Focus to set scope or specialize.
Diversify to de-risk or learn from options.

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Explore your options within a set of criteria.

Targeted learning & seeking with minimal commitment or allocation of resources.

Exploit your chosen option and apply process and leverage.

Specialized focus to extract substance with risk and resource investment.

Escape or detach from a prior investment either partially or completely.

Create capacity by reducing commitment and risk to be able to re-invest in another area.

Experiment to get real-world feedback on a given choice of options in order to decide what to exploit while minimizing the cost of escaping.

Create more certainty and foundational knowledge to build on top of.