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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Decision Jam | ![]() Facilitation Mind Mapping | ![]() 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 topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | 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 | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 15-45 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 1-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tags1 shared | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |
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