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| Criterion |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 60–90 min | 2-4 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tags1 shared | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |