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Criterion
Paper illustration of VUCA Scan with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
VUCA Scan
Paper illustration of Power-Interest Grid with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Facilitation
Power Interest Grid
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
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 many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMedium
Timedifferent
30-90 min30-60 min1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
1-102-85-30
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshop
Outputdifferent
VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning PlanPower Interest Grid, Strategy per StakeholderConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas
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SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight
StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
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Paper illustration for Alignment Mapping.
Facilitation
Alignment Mapping
Scenario Planning method illustration showing its working structure
Business Strategy
Scenario Planning
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Paper illustration of Stakeholder Salience Model with its method-specific working model.
Facilitation
Stakeholder Salience Model