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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Facilitation 1-2-4-All |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | When many people in a group too rarely get to speak, 1-2-4-All distributes thinking time more fairly. The format builds participation step by step and makes quiet or still-unformed thoughts usable faster. | When a topic is still unclear and too many thoughts surface at once, Mind Mapping creates an open surface for ordering them. It makes connections, subtopics, and starting points visible without fixing them too early. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 10-20 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-100+ | 1-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Idea List, Shared Insights, Emergent Themes | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | FacilitationInclusionIdeation | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation |
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