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| Criterion |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-2 h | 60-90 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-12 | 4-10 | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions |
Tagsno overlap | ChangeDecisionStrategy | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange |