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| Criterion |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Innovation TRIZ |  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 technical contradictions or trade-offs, the method looks for solutions that resolve opposing requirements at the same time. It translates limits into an explicit picture of conflict that becomes workable. This produces not just compromises but more elegant principles. | 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 | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 60–90 min | 1-4 h | 15-45 min |
Participantssame | 2-8 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Contradiction Statement, Inventive Principles, Solution Concepts | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | InnovationProblem solvingContradictionsCreativity | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |
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