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| Criterion |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Facilitation Problem Framing Workshop |  Facilitation Alignment 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 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 team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 60–90 min | 60-120 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 15-200 | 2-8 | 4-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Problem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis Questions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tags1 shared | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |