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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Engineering Hypothesis-Driven Troubleshooting |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|
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 systems fail unexpectedly, spontaneous attempts often produce more noise than insight. Hypothesis-driven Troubleshooting translates symptoms into testable assumptions and makes troubleshooting learnable. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 30-240 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1-6 | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Hypothesis Log, Test Plan, Evidence Notes, Diagnosis Summary | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | TroubleshootingProblem solvingDiagnosis | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |
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