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Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Purposedifferent
When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first.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goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60–90 min1-2 h15-60 min je Zyklus
Participantsdifferent
2-84-121-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates
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StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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Business Strategy
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Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
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Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model