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| Criterion |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Decision Making DACI |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Decision Making Decision Rights 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. | In cross-functional decisions, responsibilities quickly blur between approval, influence, and execution. DACI arranges these roles so decision pressure, contribution, and information stay cleanly separated. | 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. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 30-60 min | 60-90 min | 90-180 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-10 | 4-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | DACI Matrix, Decision Owner, Decision Log | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | DecisionRolesGovernanceAlignment | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility |