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| Criterion |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Knowledge Modeling Ontology Design Patterns |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | 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. | Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 1-2 h | 1-3 h pro Pattern | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 4-12 | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Selected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern Documentation | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |