Innovation & Growth

Three Horizons Framework

Balances investment across current operations (H1), emerging businesses (H2), and future options (H3)

Rubric Type

categorical

Complexity

low

Extractor

strategy

Required Inputs

SolveRight's AI extractor automatically derives these data points from your decision description:

  • ✓current portfolio
  • ✓emerging opportunities
  • ✓experimental investments
  • ✓revenue by horizon

Best For

ExecutivesFoundersConsultants

How Three Horizons Framework Works in SolveRight

When you run a decision through SolveRight, Three Horizons Framework is one of up to 155 frameworks that analyze your options simultaneously. The AI extractor identifies 4 key data points from your decision description, then the categorical rubric computes a normalized 0-100 score for each option. This score is combined with results from other frameworks to produce your overall ranking, with contradiction detection highlighting where Three Horizons Frameworkdisagrees with other methodologies.

Three Horizons Framework — Frequently Asked Questions

What is Three Horizons Framework?+
Balances investment across current operations (H1), emerging businesses (H2), and future options (H3). In SolveRight, Three Horizons Framework uses a categorical rubric to compute a normalized 0–100 score for each option.
When should I use Three Horizons Framework?+
Three Horizons Framework is best suited for Innovation & Growth decisions. It evaluates factors like current portfolio, emerging opportunities, experimental investments, making it valuable when you need exploring new opportunities and creative problem-solving.
How does SolveRight use Three Horizons Framework?+
SolveRight runs Three Horizons Framework alongside up to 154 other frameworks simultaneously. The AI extractor identifies 4 key data points from your decision description, then the categorical rubric computes deterministic scores. If Three Horizons Framework disagrees with other frameworks, contradiction detection highlights the divergence.
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