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| Criterion |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Facilitation World Café |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 60–90 min | 60-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-20 | 2-8 | 12-100+ |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions |
Tags1 shared | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking |
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