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| Criterion |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Systems Thinking Leverage Points |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |  Decision Making Force Field Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | 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. | 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. | 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 | 90-180 min | Half day | 1-2 h | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 4-12 | 3-12 | 4-12 | 3-12 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | Leverage Map, Action Strategy | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions | Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk Notes |
Tagsno overlap | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | Systems thinkingChangeStrategy | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation | ChangeDecisionStrategy |