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| Criterion |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |
|---|---|---|
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 statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | SensemakingDecisionRationale |
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