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Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Paper illustration for Evaporating Cloud.
Systems Thinking
Evaporating Cloud
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map
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.The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
2-4 h60-120 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-122-82-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change ActionsConflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next ExperimentsContext Map, Integration Patterns, Boundary Notes
Tagsno overlap
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking
Domain-Driven DesignBoundariesStrategy
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Paper illustration for Future Reality Tree.
Systems Thinking
Future Reality Tree
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping