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Criterion
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field 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.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h90-180 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-124-123-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsDecision Rights Matrix, AgreementForce Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
ChangeDecisionStrategy
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Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
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