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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |  Business Strategy SWOT Analysis |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Business Strategy PESTLE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | SWOT Analysis arranges strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats into a compact picture of the situation. It keeps internal capabilities and external influences separate before strategic options emerge from them. | 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. | PESTLE Analysis makes political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental influences visible. The environment of an initiative is thereby read systematically instead of through isolated trends. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-90 min | 30-60 min | 60–90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 2-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints | SWOT matrix, Strategic options, Action list | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | PESTLE Map, External Risks, Strategic Questions |
Tagsno overlap | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders | StrategyAnalysisMarketPositioning | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | StrategyMarketAnalysis |