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| Criterion |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 1-6 Wochen | 60-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-10 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning |