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| Criterion |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Operations Change Analysis |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a deviation after a change, the method isolates the influence of the altered condition. It narrows down which differences are relevant and which are just accompanying noise. | 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. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 45-120 min | 30-60 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-6 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Change Matrix, Cause Hypotheses, Validation Questions, Action List | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | ChangeRoot causeTroubleshootingComparison | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |