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Criterion
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Contradiction Analysis.
Innovation
Contradiction Analysis
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.When a system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly.
Complexitysame
MediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
4-122-8
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsContradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving
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Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
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Power Interest Grid
Stakeholder Mapping
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Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
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