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Gap Analysis method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
GAP Analysis
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Purposedifferent
GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLow
Timedifferent
1-3 h30-60 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-84-122-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk NotesIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistPower Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder
Tagsno overlap
StrategyAnalysisPlanning
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
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Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Round Robin Brainstorming
Innovation
Round Robin Brainstorming
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop