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| Criterion |  Facilitation Timeline |  Facilitation World Café |  Operations Causal Factor Analysis |  Facilitation Fishbowl Discussion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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. | For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events. | When a controversial topic needs depth and discipline at the same time, Fishbowl Discussion makes the structure of the conversation transparent. The format keeps the core small enough for real dialogue and open enough for controlled turnover. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min | 60-180 min | 2-6 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-12 | 12-100+ | 3-10 | 8-80 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Timeline, Milestones, Insight Notes | Table Notes, Emergent Themes, Shared Questions | Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions | Discussion Insights, Observed Tensions, Follow-up Questions |
Tagsno overlap | TimelineFacilitationSequence | FacilitationDialogueLarge groupSensemaking | CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline | FacilitationDialogueLarge group |