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Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for Mad Sad Glad
Agile
Mad Sad Glad
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 team's or workshop's mood needs to become readable, it structures emotional signals with little setup. It makes strain, relief, and sources of energy tangible.
Complexitysame
LowLow
Timedifferent
60–90 min30-60 min
Participantsdifferent
2-83-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesEmotion Board, Themes, Action Items
Tagsno overlap
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
RetrospectiveTeamReflection
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A structured reflection surfaces what was liked, learned, lacked, and longed for. It is a conversation format and does not validate actions automatically.
Agile
4Ls Retrospective
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration for Expectation Mapping.
Facilitation
Expectation Mapping
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid