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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Operations Getting Things Done |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 h | 1-2 h Setup, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 4-12 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution |
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