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| Criterion |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Innovation Round Robin Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. | 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. | 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. | With unevenly distributed speaking time, the method brings every person into the contribution one after another. It prevents early voices from setting the direction while still producing a shared idea space. This makes participation plannable and the team's diversity visible. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 10-20 min | 60–90 min | 1-2 h | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-100+ | 2-8 | 4-12 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Idea List, Cluster, Shortlist |
Tags1 shared | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | BrainstormingIdeationFacilitationInclusionCreativity |