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| Criterion |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Product Strategy Impact Mapping |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Facilitation Alignment 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 a goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | 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 | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 45-90 min | 1-4 Wochen | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-8 | 6-30 Experten | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |