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Criterion
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
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.A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
4-121-10
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsBehavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics
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Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration of System Archetypes with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Archetypes