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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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 a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 10-20 min | 15-45 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 4-100+ | 1-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder |
Tags1 shared | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning |