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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Stakeholder Salience Model | ![]() Systems Thinking Wardley Mapping | ![]() Facilitation Alignment Mapping | ![]() Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy. | Wardley Mapping makes visible where an offering stands today and where it can evolve. The method connects user need, value chain, and evolution stages into a strategic basis for platform, build, or buy decisions. | 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 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 | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-90 min | 1-3 h | 1-2 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-6 | 2-10 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class | Wardley Map, Strategic Options, Evolution Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tagsno overlap | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance | StrategySystems thinkingDynamics | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |



