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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Facilitation Decision Jam |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Facilitation Alignment Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | 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. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 60-90 min | 1-4 Wochen | 1-2 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-10 | 6-30 Experten | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Problem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, Experiment | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Alignment Map, Open Issues, Decision Questions |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | AlignmentStakeholdersStrategyFacilitation |