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| Criterion |  Facilitation Team Charter |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a team is starting fresh or working past each other, Team Charter clarifies the shared working basis. It visibly sets out how collaboration, decision paths, and mutual conduct should work day to day. | 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 a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 1-2 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 4-12 | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation |
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