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| Criterion |  Facilitation Problem Framing Workshop |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Product Discovery Assumption Mapping |  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 knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | When assumptions still sit unordered in the room, it weighs uncertainty against leverage. It makes visible which hypotheses should be checked first. | 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 | High | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 1-4 Wochen | 45-60 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 6-30 Experten | 2-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Problem Statement, Scope Boundaries, Assumption List, Next Analysis Questions | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Assumption map, Test backlog, Risk ranking | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationAlignmentDiscovery | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | AssumptionsRiskExperimentsValidation | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |