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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Lean Coffee | ![]() Facilitation Alignment Mapping | ![]() Facilitation Responsibility Poker | ![]() Facilitation Power Interest Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait. | 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. | When it stays unclear who carries responsibility and who only contributes, Responsibility Poker makes the distribution of responsibility explicit. It sharpens the boundaries between weighing in, deciding, and bearing consequences. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 h | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Responsibility Map, Role Agreements, Open Questions | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder |
Tags1 shared | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | RolesResponsibilityTeamFacilitation | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning |



