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Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Paper illustration of System Dynamics Simulation with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
System Dynamics Simulation
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.System Dynamics Simulation makes assumptions about time, delay, and feedback testable through experiments. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a simulation model and scenario reports.
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MediumHigh
Timedifferent
2-4 hMehrere Tage bis Wochen
Participantsdifferent
3-121-5 Modellierende, Stakeholder asynchron
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change ActionsSimulation Model, Scenario Reports
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OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
Systems thinkingDynamicsSimulationAnalysis
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Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Stock and Flow Diagram method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Stock and Flow Diagram
A paper-based illustration representing Wardley Mapping with its core stages and visible working result.
Systems Thinking
Wardley Mapping
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping