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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Six Thinking Hats |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | When a topic gets stuck too quickly in the same thinking mode, Six Thinking Hats deliberately separates the perspectives. This means facts, risks, creativity, and emotional signals get worked through one after another instead of mixed together. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 h | 45-90 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 4-12 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Perspective Notes, Decision Inputs, Action Items | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tags1 shared | TimelineFacilitationSequence | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | FacilitationOptionsDecision | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |