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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Facilitation 3-Circle Venn Diagram |  Facilitation World Café |  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. | When a group needs to connect many viewpoints in a short time, World Café creates a calm alternation between closeness and rotation. It sets thinking in motion without forcing the conversation into full-plenary rigidity. | 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 | 60-180 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 2-8 | 12-100+ | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Venn Diagram, Overlap Notes, Differentiators | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tags1 shared | TimelineFacilitationSequence | ComparisonFacilitationAlignment | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |