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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Accountability Ladder
Operations
Accountability Ladder
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Purposedifferent
When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.With defensive reactions to problems, the method shifts the view from justification to ownership. It makes visible which reaction stage a person or team is currently stuck on.McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h20-45 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
4-121-83-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsOwnership Reflection, Action Commitment, Coaching Notes7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
ResponsibilityLeadershipTeam
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
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Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for Responsibility Poker.
Facilitation
Responsibility Poker