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Criterion
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
Purposedifferent
When several contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.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.When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h60–90 min30-60 min
Participantssame
2-82-82-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Context Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary NotesStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesFishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog
Tagsno overlap
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
Root causeQualityOperations
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid