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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Business Strategy Ansoff Matrix |  Facilitation Decision Jam |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-4 Wochen | 45-90 min | 60-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 6-30 Experten | 2-8 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk Notes | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop |