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| Criterion |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Innovation Brainwriting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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 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 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 15-45 min | 1-2 h | 15-30 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-10 | 4-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas |