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| Criterion |  Innovation Design Thinking |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For complex user problems with an uncertain cause, the method connects observation, interpretation, and experiment into a learning cycle. It keeps the focus on real needs and avoids premature solution language. This produces robust decisions for product and service. | 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. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | 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 | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1 Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 1-2 h | 90-180 min | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 4-12 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Prototype, Test Learnings | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | InnovationPrototypeResearch | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |