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Surveys method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
Surveys
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Purposedifferent
When a topic needs to be validated broadly and many people can answer the same question, surveys gather structured feedback in a scalable form. Answers become comparable and segmentable instead of remaining merely anecdotal.For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.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.
Complexitysame
MediumMediumMedium
Timedifferent
3-14 Tage45-120 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
50+2-64-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Survey Results, Charts, Segment InsightsChange Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
QuantitativeResearchValidation
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration for 3-Circle Venn Diagram
Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
Paper illustration of the McKinsey 7S Framework with seven connected fields
Business Strategy
McKinsey 7S
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid