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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  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 can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | 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 | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 15-200 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | ChangeDecisionStrategy | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning |