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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Decision Making Wideband Delphi |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 1-4 h or multiple rounds | 1-4 Wochen | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 4-12 Experten | 6-30 Experten | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus Notes | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | EstimationExpertsForecasting | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |