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| Criterion |  Business Strategy VMGS |  Facilitation Dot Voting |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | VMGS arranges vision, mission, goals, and strategies into a clear guiding logic. Direction, purpose, and priorities are connected so teams can decide more coherently. | When a workshop has produced too many options and the group needs to condense quickly, dot voting makes preferences visible in a short time. It bundles individual votes into a solid signal for the next selection. | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. | 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 | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h | 5-15 min | 10-20 min | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-20 | 4-100+ | 4-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Vision Statement, Mission Statement, Goals, Strategies | Ranked list, Consensus signal, Shortlist | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | VisionGoalsStrategy | FacilitationVotingConsensusPrioritization | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |