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Using Notion for Impact Mapping

Unmatched flexibility as an all-in-one workspace — combines docs, wikis, databases, and project management in a single tool. When combined with Impact Mapping, this makes Notion a strong candidate for teams who want a structured, repeatable workflow without sacrificing flexibility. Impact Mapping works best in Notion when you leverage its roadmapping, idea management to implement the framework's key practices directly in the tool your team already lives in.

About Impact Mapping

Impact Mapping creates a mind-map connecting a business goal to the actors who influence it, the behaviour changes needed, and the deliverables that enable those changes.

•Every deliverable must trace to an actor behaviour change that moves the goal

•Identify all actors who can help or hinder the goal, not just end users

•Each branch is an assumption: deliverable → impact → goal contribution

•Prioritise by testing the riskiest assumptions first

Which Notion features matter for Impact Mapping

Notion has 2 of 2 core Impact Mapping features natively.

Feature	Why it matters for Impact Mapping	Notion
Roadmapping	Strategic planning and PI/initiative mapping	✓
Idea Management	Divergent ideation and opportunity management	✓
Custom Fields	Tracking methodology-specific metadata	✓
Backlog Management	Refined backlog for sprint planning input	✓
Okr Tracking	OKR hierarchy, check-ins, and progress tracking	✓

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