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| Criterion |  Facilitation Storytelling |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When an insight needs to have an effect, storytelling translates dry facts into a comprehensible development. It combines context, tension, and consequence into a form that people remember and pass on more easily. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 1-4 Wochen | 15-45 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 6-30 Experten | 1-3 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |