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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
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 problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.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 many people need to be informed in parallel and messages would otherwise arrive unevenly or too late, a Communication Plan orders communication reliably. Channels, audiences, and cadences interlock so important information doesn't get lost.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
1-2 h15-30 min30-60 min45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
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Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsQuestion List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsPower Interest Grid, Strategy per StakeholderCommunication Plan, Channel Matrix, Message Cadence
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
CommunicationStakeholdersDeliveryPlanning
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