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| Criterion |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Decision Making Cynefin Workshop |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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 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 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 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 | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-4 Wochen | 60–90 min | 60-180 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 6-30 Experten | 2-8 | 4-20 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Cynefin Map, Domain-specific Actions, Sensemaking Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | ComplexitySensemakingDecision | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |