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| Criterion |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  DevOps Blameless Postmortem |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together. | After an incident with damage or a near miss, the method creates a sober field for learning without assigning blame. It directs attention to the course of events, conditions, and effective countermeasures. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-12 | 5-30 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Postmortem Doc, Action Items, Timeline | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationOptionsDecision | Site Reliability EngineeringIncidentLearningReliability | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |