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| Criterion |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Delivery Shape Up |  Facilitation Alignment 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 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. | Shape Up helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow. It makes work boundaries and decisions explicit and captures results as pitches, bet-table decisions, and hill charts. | 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 | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 60–90 min | 6 Wochen Cycle + 2 Wochen Cool-Down | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 2-8 | 2-4 pro Pitch | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Pitches, Bet-table decisions, Hill charts, Cooldown outcomes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | PlanningDeliveryAutonomy | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |