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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Purposedifferent
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.Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy.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 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.
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Timedifferent
60-90 minHalf day2-4 h1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentLeverage Map, Action Strategy7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change ActionsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
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FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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