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Paper illustration for Time Blocking
Operations
Time Blocking
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment 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.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.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
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
15-30 min Planung, laufend30-90 min1-2 h
Participantsdifferent
11-64-12
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus PlanDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions
Tagsno overlap
PlanningTime managementFocus
DecisionTreeOptions
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
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Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping