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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Product Discovery Opportunity Solution Tree |  Domain Modeling EventStorming |  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 discovery keeps swinging between goals, ideas, and learning loops, it creates clear steering logic. It connects the desired outcome, opportunities, and experiments into a legible structure. | When a domain consists of many events, rules, and states, it creates a shared modeling space for the team. It bundles language, flows, and boundaries before domain knowledge fragments into siloed views. | 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 | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 2-8 h | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 2-6 | 5-12 | 5-30 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Opportunity Solution Tree, Experiment Backlog, Learning Log | Event Timeline, Ubiquitous Language, Boundaries, Open Questions | Consensus Clusters, Theme Titles, Priority Areas |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | DiscoveryOutcomesExperimentsOpportunity | Domain-Driven DesignEventsDiscoveryWorkshop | FacilitationConsensusWorkshopAlignment |