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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Facilitation Storytelling |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 an insight needs to have an effect, storytelling translates dry facts into a comprehensible development. It combines context, tension, and consequence into a form that people remember and pass on more easily. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 h | 45-120 min | 60–90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 4-12 | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Narrative Outline, Key Message, Story Arc | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes |
Tags1 shared | TimelineFacilitationSequence | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | CommunicationNarrativeStakeholdersFacilitation | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange |