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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling PARA Method |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The PARA Method organizes knowledge into Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. It creates order when digital notes, files, and tasks no longer cleanly fit current work. | 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 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. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h Setup, laufend | 2-4 h | 30-60 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | PARA Structure, Project Notes, Knowledge Archive | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeProductivityOrganization | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |