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| Criterion |  Growth Golden Circle |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In positioning and communication, what an offering actually stands for often becomes blurred. The Golden Circle sharpens a product's inner rationale and connects purpose, approach, and offering into a clear statement. | 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. | When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list. | When several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 2-4 h | 90-180 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-12 | 5-15 | Team-Leads plus Architecture |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Why Statement, Messaging Notes, Positioning Draft | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Spotify Model Map, Action List | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair |
Tagsno overlap | MarketingPositioningCommunication | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization |