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| Criterion |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | 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 loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 60–90 min | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority |
Tagsno overlap | ChangeDecisionStrategy | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion |
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