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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |  Facilitation Mind Mapping |  Facilitation Power Interest Grid |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. | 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. | When many stakeholders compete for attention at once, the Power Interest Grid sorts them by influence and stake. It turns individual contributions into a visible selection. The result is captured as a Power Interest Grid and a stakeholder-specific strategy. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Low |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 15-45 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 1-10 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments | Mind Map, Topic Clusters, Open Questions | Power Interest Grid, Strategy per Stakeholder |
Tagsno overlap | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking | BrainstormingIdeasMappingStructureFacilitation | StakeholdersFacilitationAlignmentPlanning |
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