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| Criterion |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Systems Thinking Behavior Over Time Graph |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 20-45 min | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Behavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |
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