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Criterion
Paper illustration of a branching impact map with a Why goal at the root, actor circles, How behavior changes and What options.
Product Strategy
Impact Mapping
Paper illustration of Strategy Map with its method-specific working model.
Business Strategy
Strategy Map
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Purposedifferent
When a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures.A Strategy Map translates strategy into a few connected objectives across perspectives such as finance, customers, processes, and learning. This makes visible which capabilities and activities are meant to drive which results.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.
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45-90 min2-4 h workshop plus review30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
3-84-101
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery OptionsStrategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect HypothesesUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next Actions
Tagsno overlap
OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning
AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
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Operations
Getting Things Done
A paper-based illustration representing OKRs with its core stages and visible working result.
Product Strategy
OKRs
Paper objective sheet with five SMART fields, baseline, target, owner, deadline and a complete result statement.
Product Strategy
SMART Goals
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping