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Criterion
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Paper illustration of Spotify Model Mapping with its method-specific working model.
Team Design
Spotify Model Mapping
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Purposedifferent
The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation.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 team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list.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
LowMediumMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-90 min1-2 h90-180 min60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-104-125-152-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning PlanAlignment Map, Open Issues, Decision QuestionsSpotify Model Map, Action ListStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation
TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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