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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling Concept Mapping |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Concept Mapping arranges terms and relationships in a network that makes subject-matter connections tangible. It fits when a topic needs to be understood structurally rather than linearly. | A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early. | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 30-90 min | 2-4 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 2-10 | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Concept Map, Relationship Labels, Knowledge Gaps | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints |
Tagsno overlap | KnowledgeConceptsMappingSensemaking | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders |