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Criterion
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
Scenario Planning
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Purposedifferent
In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.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.Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path.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
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Timedifferent
20–45 min1-2 h0.5-2 Tage15-45 min
Participantsdifferent
Small cross-functional group4-124-122-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsScenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust OptionsVenn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators
Tagsno overlap
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
StrategyUncertaintyPlanning
ComparisonFacilitationAlignment
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