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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |  Product Strategy SMART Goals |  Facilitation Alignment 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 a group needs a solid decision without outvoting individual factions, a Consensus Workshop creates a negotiable common ground. It makes agreement, reservations, and open tensions discussable at the same time. | When goals are formulated too generally, it brings measurability, direction, and timing into shape. It prevents intentions from staying without clear verification. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 15-30 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 5-30 | 1-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas | SMART Goal, Measurement Note, Deadline | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment | GoalsPlanningMeasurementAlignment | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |