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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Facilitation Open Space Technology |  Facilitation Stakeholder Salience Model |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 complex topic does not yet have a fitting agenda, Open Space Technology hands topic ownership back to the participants. The format suits questions that only move forward when real interest determines the order. | When stakeholders appear to matter very differently, the Stakeholder Salience Model rates their actual priority through power, legitimacy, and urgency. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Salience diagram and a class-based strategy. | When three perspectives matter at the same time, a Three-Circle Venn Diagram shows the overlaps and remainders precisely. It makes visible where shared effect arises and where only a partial perspective applies. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 0.5-2 Tage | 60-90 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 20-500+ | 3-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Session Marketplace, Proceedings, Action Topics | Salience Diagram, Strategy per Class | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators |
Tags1 shared | TimelineFacilitationSequence | FacilitationLarge groupAutonomy | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentGovernance | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment |