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Criterion
Paper illustration for Change Analysis.
Operations
Change Analysis
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration of shared options, independently placed voting dots, and a highlighted shortlist.
Facilitation
Dot Voting
Stakeholder Mapping
Facilitation
Stakeholder Mapping
Purposedifferent
For a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise.When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time.When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection.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
MediumMediumLowLow
Timedifferent
45-120 min1-3 h5-15 min60–90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-65-303-202-8
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action ListConsensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority AreasRanked list, Consensus signal, ShortlistStakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes
Tagsno overlap
ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison
FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment
FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization
StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange
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