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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |  Operations Getting Things Done |  Facilitation Alignment 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. | 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. | With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory. | When several people work toward one goal but hold different mental maps, Alignment Mapping makes the discrepancies visible. It arranges goals, assumptions, and priorities so shared direction becomes verifiable. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 15-45 min | 1-2 h Setup, laufend | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 2-8 | 1 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators | Action Lists, Project List, Review Routine | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment | ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |