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| Criterion |  Operations Time Blocking |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Decision Making Decision Framing Workshop |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With a calendar that grows on request, the method makes available time explicit again. It combines appointments, focus work, and buffer into a more realistic day structure. | 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 a decision is poorly framed, even good answers deliver little value. A Decision Framing Workshop sharpens the problem, goal, and boundaries before the actual weighing begins. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 15-30 min Planung, laufend | 60–90 min | 60-120 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1 | 2-8 | 4-10 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Blocked Calendar, Capacity View, Focus Plan | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Decision Frame, Decision Question, Criteria List, Evidence Plan | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | PlanningTime managementFocus | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | Decision framingAlignmentCriteriaOptions | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |