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Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Purposedifferent
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 several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy.When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies.
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2-4 h1-2 hHalf day15-45 min
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
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7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change ActionsAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsLeverage Map, Action StrategyVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators
Tagsno overlap
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
Systems thinkingChangeStrategy
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
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