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Criterion
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 matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats
Paper illustration of Decision Rights Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Decision Making
Decision Rights Mapping
Purposedifferent
When stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy.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.When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together.In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
60-90 min1-2 h45-90 min90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
3-64-124-124-12
Formatsame
WorkshopWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Salience Diagram, Strategy per ClassAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsPerspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action ItemsDecision Rights Matrix, Agreement
Tagsno overlap
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
FacilitationOptionsDecision
DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility
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