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Criterion
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats
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 a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h45-90 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-123-84-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsImpact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsPerspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
FacilitationOptionsDecision
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Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model