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| Criterion |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Operations After-Action Review |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. | 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 | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 5-15 min | 1-3 h | 20-45 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 5-30 | 3-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | LearningOperationsImprovement | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |