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| Criterion |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | 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 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 60-90 min | 60–90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 4-10 | 2-8 | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |