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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Systems Thinking Behavior Over Time Graph |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | Leverage Points show exactly where interventions in a system produce a disproportionate effect. It draws relationships, patterns, and feedback loops. The result is captured as a leverage map and action strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 20-45 min | 60–90 min | Half day |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 1-10 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Behavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Leverage Map, Action Strategy |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy |