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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |  Facilitation Mind 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 workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 5-15 min | 1-2 h | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 3-20 | 1-8 | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation |