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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 15-30 min | 60–90 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation |