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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
Systems Mapping method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Systems Mapping
Paper illustration for Argument Mapping
Decision Making
Argument Mapping
Purposedifferent
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.Systems Mapping arranges elements, relationships, and boundaries so a complex field becomes legible at a glance. The overview stabilizes the overall picture before detail work or steering begins.When statements, evidence, and counterarguments get mixed up, a debate quickly loses its structure. Argument Mapping breaks a thesis down into its reasoning and makes visible what it really rests on.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 h1-3 h
Participantsdifferent
3-123-121-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesSystem Map, Dependencies, Leverage PointsArgument Map, Evidence Gaps, Decision Rationale
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ChangeDecisionStrategy
Systems thinkingMappingBoundariesChange
SensemakingDecisionRationale
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Paper illustration of Leverage Points with its method-specific working model.
Systems Thinking
Leverage Points
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Paper illustration of a Concept Map with concepts and labelled links
Knowledge Modeling
Concept Mapping
Context Map workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Domain Modeling
Context Map