There is nothing wrong with just doing a SWOT… The concern is that without some of the above information you are making strategy based upon limited knowledge and understanding. With limited knowledge and understanding you may miss or not be able to capture opportunities when they present themselves.
Understanding and various uses of Nine Windows, a TRIZ inventive problem solving tool, and Use of Nine Windows to break “stuckness” in thinking and view solutions from a systemic level.
Competitive demands require quicker, more effective and innovative problem solving. Problem solvers are required to quickly provide solutions to increasingly complex problems, develop and design new and innovative products and processes – all while reducing research and development time and costs.