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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
Operations
Pomodoro Technique
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
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.For easily distracted solo work, the method sets clear time boundaries for concentrated work. It protects attention when large tasks would otherwise fall apart into small avoidance moves.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMedium
Timedifferent
1-2 h25 min Zyklen2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
4-1213-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsFocus Sessions, Task Progress, Interruption Notes7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions
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AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
FocusTime managementProductivityExecution
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
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Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
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Operations
Eat the Frog
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