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Criterion
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for DACI
Decision Making
DACI
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
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.In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
60–90 min30-60 min60-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-104-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesDACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision LogProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment
Tagsno overlap
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
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Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping