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Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper matrix with seven SCAMPER rows, operator prompts and variations for a course portal.
Innovation
SCAMPER
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.For an existing solution under pressure to change, the method deliberately opens space for systematic variants. It directs attention to rebuilding, combining, and repurposing rather than only new basic ideas. This produces concrete evolution paths for products, offerings, or workflows.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
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
60–90 min30-60 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
2-82-104-12
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk NotesSCAMPER Idea List, Concept Shortlist, Variation NotesAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityReframingInnovation
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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