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| Criterion |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation World Café |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 h | 60-180 min | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 4-12 | 12-100+ | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tags1 shared | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |