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Paper illustration for Option Framing.
Decision Making
Option Framing
Process Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Operations
Process Mapping
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Purposedifferent
In early decisions, alternatives are often still vague, incomplete, or blended together. Option Framing brings every possibility into a comparable form and makes visible which variant actually fits the question.With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots.When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.
Complexitydifferent
MediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-120 min1-3 h60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
3-83-102-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Option Frames, Assumption Notes, Comparable Shortlist, Decision InputsProcess Map, Handoff List, Improvement BacklogStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
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OptionsDecision framingStrategyComparison
ProcessOperationsImprovement
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Paper illustration for Decision Framing Workshop.
Decision Making
Decision Framing Workshop
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Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S