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Criterion
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
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.When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 hHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-1210-502-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
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AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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