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| Criterion |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Decision Making DACI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 90-180 min | 30-60 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-30 | 4-12 | 4-12 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment |