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Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration of Design Charrette with its method-specific working model.
Innovation
Design Charrette
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
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 a tightly timed design process with many participants, the method pools several lines of thinking in a short time. It brings parallel design energy without letting the discussion tip into endless coordination. This quickly produces solid directions for architecture or space.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.
Complexitydifferent
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Timedifferent
60–90 minHalber Tag bis mehrere Tage1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-810-504-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesSketches and Concepts, Consolidated Solution Sketch, Prioritized DirectionAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
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StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
BrainstormingWorkshopCollaborationIdeation
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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