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Criterion
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Purposedifferent
When a domain model and its associated contexts need to be thought through together, it creates a shared overview. It connects the business view and organizational boundary into a readable whole.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.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.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.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumHighLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h1-2 hHalf day60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-104-123-122-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Domain Context Map, Boundary Notes, Ownership MapAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsLeverage Map, Action StrategyStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
Domain-Driven DesignContextBoundaries
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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