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| Criterion |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 10-20 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-100+ | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tags1 shared | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |
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