Diversification matrix
Also called: Ansoff diversification
ELI5
A growth move into both new products and new markets.
Used in conversation
“The board should treat this as diversification risk.”
Definition
The new-product, new-market quadrant of the Ansoff framework, carrying the greatest combined unfamiliarity.
Here “Diversification matrix” means: The new-product, new-market quadrant of the Ansoff framework, carrying the greatest combined unfamiliarity.
Pitch context
You will see “Diversification matrix” in strategy decks, market analyses, business plans and planning workshops when the discussion reaches strategy frameworks & analysis.
Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret strategy frameworks & analysis without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.
Sources & evidence · 5
Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.
- Strategyzer — Business Model Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- Strategyzer — Value Proposition Canvas resourcesSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- LEANSTACK — Lean CanvasSupporting source family · practitioner · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division — Herfindahl-Hirschman IndexSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16
- U.S. Census Bureau — Business and economy dataSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16