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| Criterion |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Systems Thinking Theory of Constraints Thinking Process |
|---|---|---|
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. | The Theory of Constraints Thinking Process exposes a system's bottleneck and the logic behind it. It suits situations where many symptoms trace back to the same limiting relationship. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 0.5-3 Tage |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 4-10 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Current Reality Logic, Conflict Cloud, Future Reality Tree, Implementation Obstacles |
Tagsno overlap | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | Theory of ConstraintsConstraintsSystems thinkingCausality |
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