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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 h | 45-90 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 4-12 | 3-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | ChangeDecisionStrategy | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning |