Facilitation method with published proof
Ecosystem Mapping for Cross-Functional Alignment
Ecosystem mapping makes actors, exchanges, dependencies, constraints, and feedback loops visible so a group can see where coordinated action is possible. The map is a working model, not objective truth.
The short answer
Use ecosystem mapping when people hold different views of how value, information, authority, risk, or work moves across a system. The useful output is not the diagram itself; it is a set of better questions, tested assumptions, priority relationships, and owned interventions.