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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Timeline | ![]() Product Strategy Impact 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 goal needs to be connected to several possible paths, it shows chains of impact instead of feature lists. It connects business goal, behavior change, and measures. | 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 | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 45-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 3-8 | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Impact Map, Outcome Hypotheses, Delivery Options | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | OutcomesStrategyBehaviorPlanning | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |
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