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Criterion
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
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 early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h20–45 min30-60 min15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
4-12Small cross-functional group2-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logPower Interest Grid, Strategy per StakeholderVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
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