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| Criterion | ![]() Facilitation Timeline | ![]() Facilitation Power Interest Grid | ![]() Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
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 many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitysame | Low | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 30-60 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning | ChangeDecisionStrategy |
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