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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Business Strategy GAP Analysis |  Facilitation Nominal Group Technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When a project, incident, or change process is only remembered in fragments, Timeline brings the sequence back into a readable form. It makes turning points, precursors, and after-effects recognizable over the course of time. | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. | GAP Analysis compares the current state with a target picture and makes the distance manageable. It becomes useful when, ahead of new initiatives, it must become clear which capabilities, processes, or resources are missing. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 10-20 min | 1-3 h | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 4-100+ | 2-8 | 5-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Gap Matrix, Action Plan, Risk Notes | Ranked Ideas, Clarified Options, Group Priority |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | StrategyAnalysisPlanning | FacilitationPrioritizationVotingInclusion |