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| Criterion |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Decision Making Wideband Delphi |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | A single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-4 h or multiple rounds | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 5-30 | 4-12 Experten | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus Notes | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | EstimationExpertsForecasting | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |
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