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| Criterion |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Innovation Rapid Ideation |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Innovation Brainstorming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 a decision needs to be prepared quickly, the method generates many solution-close variants in a short time. It deliberately relies on pace to undercut self-censorship and perfectionism. This quickly produces a usable field for prioritization and further work. | 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. | When a team faces an open question with many obvious directions, the method first creates breadth instead of premature commitment. It separates idea flow from evaluation and makes lines of thought visible, creating a pool for selection and further development. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 5-20 min | 1-2 h | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-20 | 4-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Ideenpool, Roh-Shortlist, Cluster | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | BrainstormingIdeationDivergenceSpeed | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence |