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Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Purposedifferent
For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.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.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-120 min1-3 h2-4 h60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-65-303-124-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change ActionsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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