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| Criterion |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Team Design Team Topologies Interaction Modes |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Facilitation Expectation 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. | When several teams collaborate repeatedly, it describes the right interaction mode for each interface between them. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as an interaction heat map and pairwise agreements. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | Half day | 30-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-10 | Team-Leads plus Architecture | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Interaction Heat Map, Agreements per Pair | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements |
Tagsno overlap | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | TeamAlignmentCollaborationOrganization | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam |