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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |  Decision Making Argument Mapping |  Agile Starfish Retrospective |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. | 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. | When improvement options need to be sorted more finely than just start and stop, it brings observations into clear kinds of action. This makes visible what should be done more, less, newly, or continued. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 1-3 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-8 | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | Argument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale | Starfish Board, Practice Changes, Experiments |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | SensemakingDecisionRationale | RetrospectiveImprovementExperimentsTeam |
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