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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Systems Thinking VUCA Scan |  Business Strategy Scenario Planning |  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. | The VUCA Scan helps read difficult situations more precisely. Instead of treating unclarity as generally complicated, the method separates fast change, missing knowledge, systemic entanglement, and ambiguous interpretation. | Scenario Planning opens the view to several plausible futures instead of a single forecast. The method protects strategies from depending on too narrow an expected path. | 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 | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 30-90 min | 0.5-2 Tage | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 1-10 | 4-12 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | VUCA Map, Response Options, Signal and Learning Plan | Scenario Set, Strategic Implications, Robust Options | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | SensemakingUncertaintyComplexityStrategyForesight | StrategyUncertaintyPlanning | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |