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Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
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 contexts need to talk to each other, it makes their relationships and dependencies legible. It helps sort integration pressure and responsibilities across system boundaries.Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h1-3 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-83-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change ActionsContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary NotesSystem Map, Dependencies, Leverage Points
Tagsno overlap
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
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Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
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Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
A paper-based illustration representing Bounded Context Canvas with its core stages and visible working result.
Domain Modeling
Bounded Context Canvas
Paper illustration for Domain Context Map
Domain Modeling
Domain Context Map