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Criterion
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper matrix with seven SCAMPER rows, operator prompts and variations for a course portal.
Innovation
SCAMPER
A paper-based illustration representing Brainstorming with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Brainstorming
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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.For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows.When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development.When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
30-60 min30-60 min30-60 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-82-104-124-12
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Power Interest Grid, Strategy per StakeholderSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation NotesIdea pool, Theme clusters, ShortlistAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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