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| Criterion |  Facilitation Team Charter |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Innovation Brainwriting |  Facilitation Expectation 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 an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | When loud voices or hierarchy distort the idea search, the method creates a quiet entry into joint development. It gives everyone thinking space and gathers contributions without social brakes, making diversity more visible and easier to build on. | When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 60–90 min | 15-30 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 3-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Team Charter, Working Norms, Role Notes | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Idea sheets, Expanded concepts, Prioritized list | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements |
Tagsno overlap | TeamAlignmentCollaboration | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | BrainstormingCollaborationInclusionIdeas | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam |