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| Criterion |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | 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 | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 15-30 min | 15-45 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-30 | 3-12 | 1-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |