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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Strategy Map |  Innovation Brainstorming |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | A Strategy Map translates strategy into a few connected objectives across perspectives such as finance, customers, processes, and learning. This makes visible which capabilities and activities are meant to drive which results. | 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. | When a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h workshop plus review | 30-60 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 4-12 | 5-30 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Strategy Map, Objective Set, Cause-Effect Hypotheses | Idea pool, Theme clusters, Shortlist | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentExecutionGoalsCausality | BrainstormingIdeationCreativityWorkshopDivergence | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |
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