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Criterion
Paper Kanban board with To Discuss, Discussing and Discussed columns, topic cards, votes and timer.
Facilitation
Lean Coffee
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Purposedifferent
When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait.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
LowMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
3-203-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationAutonomyDialogue
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
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Stakeholder Mapping
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Stakeholder Mapping
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Facilitation
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