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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Innovation Design Charrette |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Innovation Lotus Blossom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | Halber Tag bis mehrere Tage | 2-4 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 10-50 | 3-12 | 3-10 |
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 | Lotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop |