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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Framing 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 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 decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 60–90 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan |
Tags1 shared | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions |
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