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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Delivery RAID Log |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting. | When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. | 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 | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 30 min Setup, dann laufend | 15-30 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | 1-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone | 3-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | RAID Log, Status Report Source | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |