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Criterion
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Architecture Communication Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Communication Canvas
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.Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy.The Architecture Communication Canvas plans architecture communication so the right people receive the right message. The method turns technical complexity into deliberate communication design.
Complexitydifferent
MediumHighMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 hHalf day60-120 min
Participantsdifferent
4-123-122-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsLeverage Map, Action StrategyCommunication Canvas, Stakeholder Messages, Architecture Communication Plan
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
ArchitectureCommunicationStakeholdersCanvas
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Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Architecture Inception Canvas method illustration showing its working structure
Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid