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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper scorecard with four perspectives, connected objective cards and columns for measures, targets and initiatives.
Business Strategy
Balanced Scorecard
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
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.Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
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Timedifferent
1-2 hHalber Tag bis mehrere Wochen15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
4-124-121
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsBalanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative MapPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
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AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
StrategyMetricsExecution
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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Paper illustration for Ivy Lee Method
Operations
Ivy Lee Method
Paper illustration of KPI Tree with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
KPI Tree
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid