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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Delivery RAID Log |  Decision Making Decision Rights 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 a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 45-90 min | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 4-12 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | FacilitationOptionsDecision | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |