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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Paper illustration of Counter Metrics with its method-specific working model.
Product Strategy
Counter Metrics
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
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 a headline metric could mask side effects, it adds guardrail signals against unwanted outcomes. It connects customer value, product logic, and decision priorities. The result is captured as a counter-metric list and guardrail definitions.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.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.
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Timedifferent
45-90 min30-60 min60–90 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-62-83-12
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WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesCounter Metric List, Guardrail DefinitionsStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions
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ChangeDecisionStrategy
MetricsMeasurementStrategyExperiments
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
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