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| Criterion |  Systems Thinking Futures Wheel |  Facilitation Expectation Mapping |  Team Design Spotify Model Mapping |  Systems Thinking CATWOE Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Futures Wheel helps explore the consequences of a decision, a trend, or a strategic move in a structured way. It makes visible which first, second, and third-order effects could arise from an event. | When roles, interfaces, or projects fail because of differing expectations, Expectation Mapping surfaces these differences. It shows what each side takes for granted and where the pictures diverge. | When a team landscape has grown without clear grouping, it maps roles and relationships onto the Spotify model. It clarifies responsibility, interaction, and load between teams. The result is captured as a Spotify model map and action list. | CATWOE structures a problem from six viewpoints and prevents too narrow a view of the situation. Different experiences of the system become comparably discussable this way. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 60-120 min | 45-90 min | 90-180 min | 45-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 3-12 | 5-15 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Futures Wheel, Consequence Chains, Strategic Signals | Expectation Map, Alignment Notes, Agreements | Spotify Model Map, Action List | CATWOE Canvas, Root Definition, Stakeholder Perspectives, Constraints |
Tagsno overlap | ForesightSystems thinkingSignals | AlignmentStakeholdersTeam | TeamOrganizationAlignmentDiagnosis | Systems thinkingFramingStakeholders |