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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram | ![]() Facilitation Nominal Group Technique | ![]() Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. | When loud voices could dominate a round, Nominal Group Technique protects individual thinking time from group effects. It collects ideas separately first and only then enables shared weighting. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 15-45 min | 60-120 min | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 5-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tags1 shared | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |
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