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| Criterion |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Facilitation World Café |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When problems are unclear, chaotic, or only seemingly familiar, standard recipes fall short. A Cynefin Workshop sorts situations by the nature of their problem and connects them with matching action logic. | 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 group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity. | 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 | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-180 min | 60–90 min | 60-180 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-20 | 2-8 | 12-100+ | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |