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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Knowledge Modeling Knowledge Mapping |  Facilitation Lean Coffee |  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. | Knowledge Mapping makes knowledge, gaps, and transfer paths visible across a field. It fits when expertise should not just exist but also be findable and transferable. | When a group without a fixed agenda needs to get into useful conversations quickly, Lean Coffee structures the start around interests rather than a presentation. The group itself negotiates which topics get time first and which wait. | 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 | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 30-90 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 3-12 | 3-20 | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Knowledge Map, Critical Knowledge Areas, Transfer Plan | Prioritized Topics, Discussion Notes, Action Items | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | KnowledgeMappingRisk | FacilitationAutonomyDialogue | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation |