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Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
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Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Purposedifferent
When a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins.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 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.
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MediumMediumLow
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60-120 min1-2 h60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
4-104-122-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence PlanAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
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Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
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Decision Making
Option Framing
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
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Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model