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Criterion
Paper illustration of several people silently writing ideas and passing sheets around with arrows.
Innovation
Brainwriting
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Purposedifferent
When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.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 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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min30 min Setup, dann laufend1-2 h30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-121-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone4-122-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncAsyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized listRAID Log, Status Report SourceAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
Tagsno overlap
BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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