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Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
Operations
8D Problem Solving
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 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.For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowHigh
Timedifferent
60–90 min60-90 min1-6 Wochen
Participantsdifferent
2-84-104-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan
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StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
QualityProblem solvingRoot cause
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid