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| Criterion |  Facilitation Problem Framing Workshop |  Facilitation Barcamp |  Decision Making Assumption Surfacing |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team works on symptoms but the real question stays fuzzy, a Problem Framing Workshop sharpens the view of the right problem. It separates observation, interpretation, and target picture from each other. | When many people can contribute knowledge and the flow should stay open, Barcamp provides a framework for self-organized sessions. The format channels energy without defining the content too narrowly in advance. | Plans often contain assumptions that were never openly stated and remain dangerous precisely because of that. Assumption Surfacing makes these silent premises visible and prioritizes which of them carry the initiative or could sink it. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | Halber Tag bis 2 Tage | 45-90 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 15-200 | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis Questions | Session Board, Session Notes, Community Learnings | Assumption List, Critical Assumptions, Learning Plan | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery | FacilitationLarge groupLearning | AssumptionsRiskDecisionDiscovery | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |