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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Facilitation Stakeholder 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 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. | 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 30-60 min | 15-45 min | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-8 | 1-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tags1 shared | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |