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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Facilitation Consensus Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 5-15 min | 15-45 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 3-20 | 1-10 | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tags1 shared | TimelineFacilitationSequence | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |