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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Decision Making Delphi Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 45-90 min | 60-90 min | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 2-8 | 4-10 | 6-30 Experten |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy |