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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Purposedifferent
In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.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 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.
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Timedifferent
45-90 min1-2 h60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-124-124-10
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
ChangeDecisionStrategy
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
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 for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop