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Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Purposedifferent
With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.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 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.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumLow
Timedifferent
15-30 min Planung, laufend60-90 min1-2 h60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
14-104-122-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
PlanningTime managementFocus
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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