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Criterion
Paper illustration of many question cards around one challenge
Facilitation
Question Burst
Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Purposedifferent
When a problem gets covered up too quickly with answers, Question Burst puts the better question at the center. The format opens the thinking space before the group commits to an interpretation.Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins.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.
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Timedifferent
15-30 min1-3 h2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
2-83-123-12
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Question List, Reframed Challenge, Learning PromptsSystem Map, Dependencies, Leverage Points7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions
Tagsno overlap
QuestionsReframingFacilitationSensemaking
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
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Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram