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Criterion
Paper illustration for Open Space Technology.
Facilitation
Open Space Technology
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration of Shape Up with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Shape Up
Purposedifferent
When a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order.When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
0.5-2 Tage30-60 min6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down
Participantsdifferent
20-500+2-82-4 pro Pitch
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action TopicsPower Interest Grid, Strategy per StakeholderPitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes
Tagsno overlap
FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
PlanningDeliveryAutonomy
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Communication Plan
Delivery
Communication Plan
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model