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| Criterion |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 60-120 min | 1-2 h | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 15-200 | 4-10 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |