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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Facilitation Open Space Technology |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Stakeholder Salience Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. | When a complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order. | 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 stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 0.5-2 Tage | 1-2 h | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 20-500+ | 4-12 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class |
Tags1 shared | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance |