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| Criterion |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Facilitation Stakeholder Salience Model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. | When stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 1-2 h | Half day | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-12 | 3-12 | 3-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance |