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| Criterion |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on. | 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. | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. | In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Half day | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | SensemakingDecisionRationale | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | ChangeDecisionStrategy |