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Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Purposedifferent
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.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.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
30-60 min2-4 h45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-122-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change ActionsChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List
Tagsno overlap
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model