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| Criterion |  Facilitation Storytelling |  Operations Getting Things Done |  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. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | 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. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-6 | 1 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |
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