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Criterion
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
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 a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
1-2 h30-60 min1-2 h Setup, laufend60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-12112-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncAsyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next ActionsAction Lists, Project List, Review RoutineStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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