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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space. | 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. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 2-4 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 10-50 | 3-12 | 5-30 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Sketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized Direction | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |