Influence map
What's for dinner?
Mum
Dad
The kids
The budget
What's in the fridge
Gran's recipes
thicker arrow = more influence
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What an influence map is
“Stakeholder analysis —used in conflict resolution, business administration, environmental health sciences decision making, industrial ecology, public administration, and project management— is a process of assessing a system and its potential changes in relation to interest and influence of relevant parties, known as stakeholders.”
Maps like an influence map
When to use an influence map
Who's who
Show who sways a decision and by how much.
Choosing
Draw thicker arrows for bigger influences, like the budget.
Family
Even “What's for dinner?” has influences: the fridge, the budget, Gran's recipes.
How to make an influence map
- 1The decisionWhat's for dinner?
- 2Who sways itWhat's for dinner?MumThe budgetWhat's in the fridge
- 3How stronglyWhat's for dinner?MumDadThe kidsThe budgetWhat's in the fridgeGran's recipesthicker arrow = more influence
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Questions
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- Yes. Print it from the board's settings, or pick “Save as PDF” in the print window to keep a file.