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| Criterion |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  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. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. | 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 | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 90-180 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-8 | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | FacilitationOptionsDecision | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |
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