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| Criterion |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Innovation Contradiction Analysis |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | When a system should improve while another measure suffers as a result, the method makes the underlying conflict precisely formulable. It separates the desired effect from its side effect. This makes solutions possible that address the contradiction deliberately instead of half-heartedly. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 60-90 min | 60-120 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-10 | 2-8 | 5-30 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Contradiction Statement, Abstraction Notes, Solution Principles, Concept Ideas | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | ContradictionsInnovationProblem solving | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |