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Criterion
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Growth Experiment workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Growth
Growth Experiment
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.When growth ideas surface quickly, the temptation to build immediately instead of learning is high. A Growth Experiment frames an assumption so target group, lever, and measurement are clear before the first deployment.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 h1-2 Wochen60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-121-62-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsExperiment card, Result summary, Next betStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
MarketingGrowthExperimentsLearning
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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Business Strategy
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Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model